90. al-Balad: The City
1 Nay, I swear by this city
-
2 And thou art an indweller
of this city -
3 And the begetter and that
which he begat,
4 We verily have created man
in an atmosphere:
5 Thinketh he that none hath
power over him ?
6 And he saith: I have destroyed
vast wealth:
7 Thinketh he that none beholdeth
him ?
8 Did We not assign unto him
two eyes
9 And a tongue and two lips,
10 And guide him to the parting
of the mountain ways ?
11 But he hath not attempted
the Ascent -
12 Ah, what will convey unto
thee what the Ascent is! -
13 (It is) to free a slave,
14 And to feed in the day of
hunger.
15 An orphan near of kin,
16 Or some poor wretch in misery,
17 And to be of those who believe
and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
18 Their place will be on the
right hand.
19 But those who disbelieve
Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
20 Fire will be an awning over
them.
