The Town (Al-Balad)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
۞ I swear by this city (Makkah); 1 And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city - 2 and I swear by the parent and his offspring: 3 that We have created the human being to face a great deal of hardship. 4 Does man think that no one will ever have 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 And a tongue and two lips, 9 and shown him the two paths? 10 Yet he has not scaled the height. 11 and what shall teach thee what is the steep? 12 The freeing of a slave! 13 the giving of food upon the day of hunger 14 An orphan, of kin, 15 and downtrodden destitute person, (so that he would be of) 16 Then he became of those who believed and enjoined on each other steadfastness and enjoined on each other compassion. 17 Such are they that have attained to righteousness; 18 And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand. 19 over them is a Fire covered down. 20