At-Tīn
The Fig
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التين
وَٱلتِّينِ By the fig wal-tīni and the olive wal-zaytūni
By the fig and the olive1
وَهَـٰذَا And this wahādhā [the] city l-baladi [the] secure l-amīni
And [by] this secure city [i.e., Makkah],
لَقَدْ Indeed laqad We created khalaqnā man l-insāna in fī (the) best aḥsani mould taqwīmin
We have certainly created man in the best of stature;1
ثُمَّ Then thumma We returned him radadnāhu (to the) lowest asfala (of the) low sāfilīna
Then We return him to the lowest of the low,1
إِلَّا Except illā those who alladhīna believe āmanū and do waʿamilū righteous deeds l-ṣāliḥāti then for them falahum (is a) reward ajrun never ghayru ending mamnūnin
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted.
فَمَا Then what famā causes you to deny yukadhibuka after (this) baʿdu the judgment bil-dīni
So what yet causes you to deny the Recompense?1
أَلَيْسَ Is not alaysa Allah l-lahu (the) Most Just bi-aḥkami (of) the Judges l-ḥākimīna
Is not Allāh the most just of judges?