The Town (Al-Balad)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
۞ NAY! I call to witness this land 1 And you are free (from sin, to punish the enemies of Islam on the Day of the conquest) in this city (Makkah). 2 And the begetter and that which he begat, 3 that We have created man into a life of toil and trial. 4 Thinks he that none can overcome him? 5 He shall say: I have wasted much wealth. 6 Does man think that no one saw him? 7 Did We not grant him two eyes, 8 And a tongue and two lips? 9 And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways? 10 But he could not scale the steep ascent. 11 What could let you know what the height is! 12 The freeing of a slave, 13 or giving food on a day of hunger 14 of an orphaned relative 15 or of a needy [stranger] lying in the dust 16 then that he become of those who believe and counsel each other to be steadfast, and counsel each other to be merciful. 17 Those who do so are the people of the right hand, 18 But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand. 19 over them is a Fire covered down. 20