The Town (Al-Balad)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
۞ Nay! I swear by this city 1 And thou art a freeman of this City;- 2 And by oath of your forefather Ibrahim, and by you – his illustrious son! 3 indeed, We created man in trouble. 4 Does He think that no one will ever have control over him? 5 He will say: 'I have destroyed a vast wealth' 6 What, does he think none has seen him? 7 Did We not assign unto him two eyes 8 and a tongue and two lips? 9 and guided him on the two highways? 10 But he would not try to ascend the steep uphill road... 11 And what have you understood, what the valley is! 12 It is freeing the neck, 13 or, in a day of famine, the feeding of 14 An orphan near of kin, 15 Or a poor man cleaving to the dust. 16 and, then besides this, he be one of those who believed, and enjoined upon one another steadfastness and enjoined upon one another compassion. 17 These are the fellows of the righthand. 18 But those who deny Our revelations are the people of the left hand: 19 The Fire will vault them over. 20