بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

бисмиль-лəhир-рōhмəəнир-рōhиим

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

лəə уќсиму биhəəз̃əəль-бəлəд

I swear by this town,

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

вə`əŋŋтə hиллюмм-биhəəз̃əəль-бəлəд

as you reside in this town;

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

вəвəəлидиу-вəмəə вəлəд

[and] by the father and him whom he begot:

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ

лəќōд хōлəќнəəль-иŋŋсəəнə фии кəбəд

certainly We created man in travail.

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

əйəhсəбу əль-лэй-йəќдирō 'əлэйhи əhəд

Does he suppose that no one will ever have power over him?

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

йəќуулю əhлəкту мəəлəл-любəдə

He says, ‘I have squandered immense wealth.’

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

əйəhсəбу əль-лəм йəрōhу əhəд

Does he suppose that no one sees him?

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ

əлəм нəдж'əль-лəhу 'əйнəйн

Have We not made for him two eyes,

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

вəлисəəнəу-вəшəфəтəйн

a tongue, and two lips,

وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ

вəhəдəйнəəhун-нəдждəйн

and shown him the two paths [of good and evil]?