بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِیمِ
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MERCIFUL, THE COMPASSIONATE
لاَ أُقْسِمُ بِهَذَا الْبَلَدِ 1
1- NAY! I SWEAR BY THIS CITY,
وَأَنْتَ حِلٌّ بِهَذَا الْبَلَدِ 2
2- AND THOU ART A RESIDENT OF THIS CITY,
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ 3
3- AND (I SWEAR) BY THE BEGETTER AND WHOM HE BEGOT,
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الاِْنسَانَ فِى کَبَدٍ 4
4- VERILY WE HAVE CREATED MAN (TO BE) IN DISTRESS (AND STRUGGLE).
أَیَحْسَبُ أَنْ لَّنْ یَقْدِرَ عَلَیْهِ أَحَدٌ5
5- DOES HE THINK THAT NO ONE HAS POWER OVER HIM?
یَقُولُ أَهْلَکْتُ مَالا لُّبَدآ6
6- HE SAYS: I HAVE WASTED MUCH WEALTH (FOR RIGHTEOUS DEEDS).
أَیَحْسَبُ أَنْ لَّمْ یَرَهُ أَحَدٌ 7
7- DOES HE THINK THAT NO ONE SEES HIM?