بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ لا أُقسِمُ بِهـٰذَا البَلَدِ

Nay, I swear by this city.

وَوالِدٍ وَما وَلَدَ

And by a parent and what he fathered.

لَقَد خَلَقنَا الإِنسانَ في كَبَدٍ

We created man in struggle.

أَيَحسَبُ أَن لَن يَقدِرَ عَلَيهِ أَحَدٌ

Does he think that no one can overpower him?

يَقولُ أَهلَكتُ مالًا لُبَدًا

He boasts, “I have squandered a great wealth.”

أَيَحسَبُ أَن لَم يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ

Does he think that none sees him?