فَلَا اقتَحَمَ العَقَبَةَ

Yet he didn’t attempt the Ascent.

وَما أَدراكَ مَا العَقَبَةُ

And what will make you comprehend what theAscent is?

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

It is the freeing of a slave.

أَو إِطعامٌ في يَومٍ ذي مَسغَبَةٍ

Or providing food on a day of widespread hunger.

يَتيمًا ذا مَقرَبَةٍ

To a related orphan.

ثُمَّ كانَ مِنَ الَّذينَ آمَنوا وَتَواصَوا بِالصَّبرِ وَتَواصَوا بِالمَرحَمَةِ

Then, he becomes of those who believe and advise one another to patience and compassion.

أُولـٰئِكَ أَصحابُ المَيمَنَةِ

These are the companions of happiness.

وَالَّذينَ كَفَروا بِآياتِنا هُم أَصحابُ المَشأَمَةِ

However, those who deny Our revelations are the companions of misery.

عَلَيهِم نارٌ مُؤصَدَةٌ

Upon them is a Sealed Fire.