فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ

фəлəə-ќтəhəмəль-'əќōбəh

Yet he has not embarked upon the uphill task.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ

вəмəə əдрōōкə мəəль-'əќōбəh

And what will show you what is the uphill task?

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

фəкку рōќōбəh

[It is] the freeing of a slave,

أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ

əу ит'əəмун фии йəумин з̃ии мəсґōбəh

or feeding, during days of [general] starvation,

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

йəтиимəн з̃əə мəќрōбəh

an orphan among relatives

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

əу мискиинəн з̃əə мəтрōбəh

or a needy man in desolation,

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَوَاصَوْاْ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْاْ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ

c̃уммə кəəнə минəль-лəз̃иинə əəмəнуу вəтəвəəсōу бис-сōбри вəтəвəəсōу би-ль-мəрhəмəh

while being one of those who have faith and enjoin one another to patience, and enjoin one another to compassion.

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

уулəə`икə əсhəəбуль-мəймəнəh

They are the People of the Right Hand.

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

вəəльлəз̃иинə кəфəруу би`əəйəəтинəə hум əсhəəбуль-мəш`əмəh

But those who defy Our signs, they are the People of the Left Hand.

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ

'əлэйhим нəəрумм-му`сōдəh

A closed Fire will be [imposed] upon them.