The Town (Al-Balad)
In the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Dispenser of Grace
۞ Nay, I swear by this city - 1 And thou art a freeman of this City;- 2 and I swear by the parent and his offspring: 3 Certainly We have created man to be in distress. 4 Thinketh he that none hath power over him? 5 saying, 'I have consumed wealth abundant'? 6 Does he, then, think that no one sees him? 7 Have We not made for him two eyes 8 a tongue, and two lips? 9 and shown him the two highways [of good and evil]? 10 Yet he has not scaled the height. 11 And what shall make thee understand that which the steep is? 12 (It is) to free a slave, 13 Or to feed in times of famine 14 to an orphaned relative 15 Or the poor in distress; 16 Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion. 17 These are the fellows of the righthand. 18 And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand. 19 [with] fire closing in upon them. 20