The Town (Al-Balad)
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
۞ Nay! I swear by this city 1 And thou shalt be allowed in yonder city 2 And the begetter and whom he begot. 3 We have indeed created man surrounded by hardships. 4 Does he, then, think that no one has power over him? 5 And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth: 6 Does he, then, think that no one sees him? 7 Have We not made for him two eyes? 8 And a tongue and two lips? 9 And shown him the two highways? 10 So he did not quickly enter the steep valley. 11 What will explain to you what the ascent is? 12 The freeing of a slave, 13 or giving food upon a day of hunger 14 of an orphan near of kin, 15 or to a destitute lying in dust; 16 And to be of those who believe, and urge upon one another to persevere, and urge upon each other to be kind. 17 Those are the Companions of the Right. 18 And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand. 19 On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round). 20