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