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