Verse 1 — Surah Al-Balad 90:1
I swear (or call to witness) this City (Mecca)
Verse 2 — Surah Al-Balad 90:2
And you (Muhammad) are a dweller of this City
Verse 3 — Surah Al-Balad 90:3
And the (mystic ties) of Parent and Child
Verse 4 — Surah Al-Balad 90:4
We have surely created man in suffering (struggle, trouble, sorrow)
Verse 5 — Surah Al-Balad 90:5
Does he think that none has power over him
Verse 6 — Surah Al-Balad 90:6
He says, "I have squandered wealth in plenty
Verse 7 — Surah Al-Balad 90:7
Does he think that no one sees him
Verse 8 — Surah Al-Balad 90:8
Have We not made for him two eyes
Verse 9 — Surah Al-Balad 90:9
And a tongue, and two lips
Verse 10 — Surah Al-Balad 90:10
And guided him in the two highways
Verse 11 — Surah Al-Balad 90:11
But he has not attempted the ascent
Verse 12 — Surah Al-Balad 90:12
And what will explain to you the ascent
Verse 13 — Surah Al-Balad 90:13
It is freeing captives (or prisoners, slaves, the restricted or bound)
Verse 14 — Surah Al-Balad 90:14
Or feeding on the day of privation
Verse 15 — Surah Al-Balad 90:15
An orphan who is a kin
Verse 16 — Surah Al-Balad 90:16
Or a destitute lying in the dust (of misery)
Verse 17 — Surah Al-Balad 90:17
And again (it is) to be of those who believe and encourage each other to patience, and encourage each other to mercy
Verse 18 — Surah Al-Balad 90:18
These are the fellows of the right
Verse 19 — Surah Al-Balad 90:19
But those who disbelieve in our signs, they are the fellows of the left
Verse 20 — Surah Al-Balad 90:20
For them is the enclosing Fire