90. The City (Al-Balad)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
<section
begin="90:1"/>Nay, I call to witness this City! <section
end="90:1"/>
<section
begin="90:2"/>And thou wilt be made free from obligation in this City -- <section end="90:2"/>
<section
begin="90:3"/>And the begetter and he whom he begot! <section
end="90:3"/>
<section
begin="90:4"/>We have certainly created man to face difficulties. <section
end="90:4"/>
<section
begin="90:5"/>Does he think that no one has power over him? <section
end="90:5"/>
<section
begin="90:6"/>He will say I have wasted much wealth. <section
end="90:6"/>
<section
begin="90:7"/>Does he think that no one sees him? <section
end="90:7"/>
<section
begin="90:8"/>Have We not given him two eyes, <section
end="90:8"/>
<section
begin="90:9"/>And a tongue and two lips, <section
end="90:9"/>
<section
begin="90:10"/>And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways? <section
end="90:10"/>
<section
begin="90:11"/>But he attempts not the uphill road; <section
end="90:11"/>
<section
begin="90:12"/>And what will make thee comprehend what the uphill road is? <section end="90:12"/>
<section
begin="90:13"/>(It is) to free a slave, <section
end="90:13"/>
<section
begin="90:14"/>Or to feed in a day of hunger <section
end="90:14"/>
<section
begin="90:15"/>An orphan nearly related, <section
end="90:15"/>
<section
begin="90:16"/>Or the poor man lying in the dust. <section
end="90:16"/>
<section
begin="90:17"/>Then he is of those who believe and exhort one another to patience, and exhort one another to mercy. <section end="90:17"/>
<section
begin="90:18"/>These are the people of the right hand. <section
end="90:18"/>
<section
begin="90:19"/>And those who disbelieve in Our messages, they are the people of the left hand. <section end="90:19"/>