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    English - Chapter 90

    Translation by Abdel Haleem

    Verse 1

    I swear by this city––

    Verse 2

    and you [Prophet] are an inhabitant of this city––

    Verse 3

    [I swear] by parent and offspring

    Verse 4

    that We have created man for toil and trial

    Verse 5

    Does he think that no one will have power over him

    Verse 6

    ‘I have squandered great wealth,’ he says

    Verse 7

    Does he think no one observes him

    Verse 8

    Did We not give him eyes

    Verse 9

    a tongue, lips

    Verse 10

    and point out to him the two clear ways [of good and evil]

    Verse 11

    Yet he has not attempted the steep path

    Verse 12

    What will explain to you what the steep path is

    Verse 13

    It is to free a slave

    Verse 14

    to feed at a time of hunger

    Verse 15

    an orphaned relative

    Verse 16

    or a poor person in distress

    Verse 17

    and to be one of those who believe and urge one another to steadfastness and compassion

    Verse 18

    Those who do this will be on the right-hand side

    Verse 19

    but those who disbelieve in Our revelations will be on the left-hand side

    Verse 20

    and the Fire will close in on them