The Town (Al-Balad)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
۞ No! I swear by this land, 1 And you are free to live upon it, -- 2 And by the giver of birth, and whom he fathered, 3 We have certainly created man into hardship. 4 Does man think that no one will ever have power over him? 5 He says, “I destroyed vast wealth.” 6 Deemest he that none beholdeth him? 7 Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? 8 and a tongue and two lips? 9 and shown him the two paths? 10 But he hath not attempted the Ascent - 11 And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass? 12 [It is] the freeing of one's neck [from the burden of sin,] 13 Or the feeding on a day of hunger. 14 to an orphan near of kin 15 Or of a homeless needy person! 16 and being, withal, of those who have attained to faith, and who enjoin upon one another patience in adversity, and enjoin upon one another compassion. 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 over them is a Fire covered down. 20