The Town (Al-Balad)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
۞ No! I swear by this land, 1 in which you are now living 2 And by the giver of birth, and whom he fathered, 3 We verily have created man in an atmosphere: 4 Does he think that never will anyone overcome 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 no one has seen him? 7 Have We not given him two eyes, 8 One tongue, and two lips, 9 And shown unto him the two highways? 10 But he could not scale the steep ascent. 11 And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?- 12 It is freeing someone's neck from slavery; 13 And to feed in the day of hunger. 14 to an orphan near of kin 15 or to a needy person in distress; 16 Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion. 17 Those are the companions of the right. 18 And those who disbelieve in Our signs, they are the Companions of the Left Hand; 19 with the Fire closed above them. 20