The Town (Al-Balad)
In the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Dispenser of Grace
۞ No! I swear by this land, 1 and you are a lodger in this country. 2 by the begetter, and that he begot, 3 We have indeed created man surrounded by hardships. 4 Does he think that never will anyone overcome him? 5 He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance." 6 Does man think that no one saw him? 7 Have We not given him two eyes, 8 One tongue, and two lips, 9 And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways? 10 But he has not broken through the difficult pass. 11 and what shall teach thee what is the steep? 12 (It is:) freeing the bondman; 13 or the feeding, upon a day of [one's own] hunger, 14 to an orphaned relative 15 Or of a homeless needy person! 16 And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity. 17 They are the people of the right hand (and will succeed). 18 And those who disbelieve Our signs - they are the fellows of the lefthand. 19 [with] fire closing in upon them. 20