The Town (Al-Balad)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
۞ I swear by this city (Makkah); 1 and you are dwelling in this city -- 2 And by the begetter and that which he begat, 3 that We have created the human being to face a great deal of hardship. 4 Thinketh he that none hath power over him? 5 (He boasts and shows off) saying, "I have spent a great deal of money (for the cause of God)". 6 Does he think that none has observed him? 7 Have We not given him two eyes, 8 and a tongue, and a pair of lips, 9 And shown unto him the two highways? 10 Yet, he has not entered into Aqaba 11 What will explain to you what the ascent is? 12 The freeing of a slave, 13 or, in a day of famine, the feeding of 14 Of a related orphan, 15 Or to the indigent (down) in the dust. 16 And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion. 17 These are the People of the Right Hand. 18 But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand. 19 with the Fire closed above them. 20