يَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي قَدَّمۡتُ لِحَيَاتِي ٢٤
They will cry, “I wish I had sent forth ˹something good˺ for my ˹true˺ life.”
89:24
فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٞ ٢٥
On that Day He will punish ˹them˺ severely, like no other,
89:25
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٞ ٢٦
and bind ˹them˺ tightly, like no other.1
89:26
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفۡسُ ٱلۡمُطۡمَئِنَّةُ ٢٧
˹Allah will say to the righteous,˺ “O tranquil soul!
89:27
ٱرۡجِعِيٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةٗ مَّرۡضِيَّةٗ ٢٨
Return to your Lord, well pleased ˹with Him˺ and well pleasing ˹to Him˺.
89:28
فَٱدۡخُلِي فِي عِبَٰدِي ٢٩
So join My servants,
89:29
وَٱدۡخُلِي جَنَّتِي ٣٠
and enter My Paradise.”
89:30
لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ١
I do swear by this city ˹of Mecca˺—
90:1
وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ٢
even though you ˹O Prophet˺ are subject to abuse in this city—
90:2
وَوَالِدٖ وَمَا وَلَدَ ٣
and by every parent and ˹their˺ child!
90:3
لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِي كَبَدٍ ٤
Indeed, We have created humankind in ˹constant˺ struggle.
90:4
أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ أَحَدٞ ٥
Do they think that no one has power over them,
90:5
يَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالٗا لُّبَدًا ٦
boasting, “I have wasted enormous wealth!”?
90:6
أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّمۡ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ٧
Do they think that no one sees them?
90:7
أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ عَيۡنَيۡنِ ٨
Have We not given them two eyes,
90:8
وَلِسَانٗا وَشَفَتَيۡنِ ٩
a tongue, and two lips;
90:9
وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجۡدَيۡنِ ١٠
and shown them the two ways ˹of right and wrong˺?
90:10
فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ ١١
If only they had attempted the challenging path ˹of goodness instead˺!
90:11
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ ١٢
And what will make you realize what ˹attempting˺ the challenging path is?
90:12
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ١٣
It is to free a slave,
90:13
أَوۡ إِطۡعَٰمٞ فِي يَوۡمٖ ذِي مَسۡغَبَةٖ ١٤
or to give food in times of famine
90:14
يَتِيمٗا ذَا مَقۡرَبَةٍ ١٥
to an orphaned relative
90:15
أَوۡ مِسۡكِينٗا ذَا مَتۡرَبَةٖ ١٦
or to a poor person in distress,
90:16
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡمَرۡحَمَةِ ١٧
and—above all—to be one of those who have faith and urge each other to perseverance and urge each other to compassion.
90:17
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ ١٨
These are the people of the right.
90:18
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمۡ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ ١٩
As for those who deny Our signs, they are the people of the left.1
90:19
عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَارٞ مُّؤۡصَدَةُۢ ٢٠
The Fire will be sealed over them.
90:20