The Town (Al-Balad)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
۞ Nay! I swear by this city. 1 And you shall be made free from obligation in this city-- 2 And the begetter and that which he begat, 3 We verily have created man in an atmosphere: 4 Does he think that no one has power over him? 5 And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth: 6 Does he then think that no one sees him? 7 Did We not make two eyes for him? 8 a tongue, and two lips, 9 And shown unto him the two highways? 10 Yet he has not assaulted the steep; 11 How will you comprehend what the Steep ascent is? -- 12 The freeing of a slave! 13 or, in a day of famine, the feeding of 14 Of a related orphan, 15 Or a needy person in misery 16 and being, withal, of those who have attained to faith, and who enjoin upon one another patience in adversity, and enjoin upon one another compassion. 17 They are the people of the right hand (and will succeed). 18 As for those who rejected Our Signs, they are the People of the Left Hand. 19 Fire will be an awning over them. 20