يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى

йəќуулю йəə лэйтəнии ќōддəмту лиhəйəəтий

He will say, ‘Alas, had I sent ahead for my life [in the Hereafter]!’

فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

фəйəумə`из̃иль-лəə йу'əз̃з̃ибу 'əз̃əəбəhу əhəд

On that day none shall punish as He punishes,

وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

вəлəə йууc̃иќу вəc̃əəќōhу əhəд

and none shall bind as He binds.

يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ

йəə əййəтуhəəн-нəфсуль-мутмə`иннəh

‘O soul at peace!

ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً

ирджи'ии илəə рōббики рōōдыйəтəмм-мəрдыййəh

Return to your Lord, pleased and pleasing!

فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى

фəəдхулии фии 'ибəəдий

Then enter among My servants,

وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى

вəəдхулии джəннəтий

and enter My paradise!’

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]?

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.