The Town (Al-Balad)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
۞ I CALL THIS earth to witness -- 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 whom he begot. 3 that We have created man into a life of toil and trial. 4 Does he, then, think that no one has power over him? 5 He says, “I destroyed vast wealth.” 6 Does he think that none has observed him? 7 Have We not made for him two eyes 8 and a tongue, and a pair of lips, 9 And did We not guide him to the two elevated things? 10 So he did not quickly enter the steep valley. 11 And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is? 12 The freeing of a slave, 13 or giving food on a day of hunger 14 of an orphaned relative 15 Or the poor in distress; 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 These are the people of the right hand. 18 And those who disbelieve Our signs - they are the fellows of the lefthand. 19 and the Fire will close in on them. 20