The Town (Al-Balad)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
۞ No! I swear by this land, 1 – this city wherein you have been rendered violable– 2 And the parent and the offspring, 3 That We created man in toil and trouble. 4 Thinks he that none can overcome him? 5 He boasts, "I have spent wealth abundant!" 6 Thinks he that none sees him? 7 Did We not give him two eyes, 8 And a tongue and a pair of lips? 9 And have shown him the two ways? 10 But he has made no effort to pass on the path that is steep. 11 Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! - 12 To free a neck (from the burden of debt or slavery), 13 And to feed in the day of hunger. 14 The orphan near in relationship, 15 Or to the indigent (down) in the dust. 16 And moreover to be of those who accepted faith, and who urged patience to one another and who urged graciousness to one another. 17 Such are the Companions of the Right Hand. 18 As for those who disbelieve in Our revelations, they are the people of the left 19 Over them will be fire closed in. 20