The Town (Al-Balad)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
۞ No! I swear by this land, 1 And you are free to live upon it, -- 2 And (the mystic ties of) parent and child;- 3 We have certainly created man into hardship. 4 Does man think that no one will ever have power over him? 5 He says (boastfully): "I have wasted wealth in abundance!" 6 What, does he think none has seen him? 7 Did We not give him two eyes, 8 a tongue, and two lips? 9 and shown him the two highways [of good and evil]? 10 But he has not broken through the difficult pass. 11 What will explain to you what the ascent is? 12 The freeing of a slave, 13 the giving of food upon the day of hunger 14 Of a related orphan, 15 Or of a homeless needy person! 16 Then he became one of those who believed, and recommended one another to perseverance and patience, and (also) recommended one another to pity and compassion. 17 These are the people of the right hand. 18 As for those who rejected Our Signs, they are the People of the Left Hand. 19 The Fire will be shut over them (i.e. they will be enveloped by the Fire without any opening or window or outlet. 20