The Town (Al-Balad)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
۞ No! I swear by this land, 1 And thou shalt be allowed in yonder city 2 And the begetter and whom he begot. 3 that We have created man into a life of toil and trial. 4 Thinks he that none can overcome him? 5 He saith: I have wasted riches plenteous. 6 Thinketh he that none beholdeth him? 7 Have We not made for him two eyes? 8 And a tongue, and a pair of lips?- 9 and shown him the two paths? 10 But he has not attempted the ascent. 11 What could let you know what the height is! 12 It is freeing the neck, 13 And to feed in the day of hunger. 14 An orphan, of kin, 15 or of a needy [stranger] lying 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 Those are the companions of the right. 18 whereas those who are bent on denying the truth of Our messages - they are such as have lost themselves in evil, 19 who will be engulfed in the fire. 20