English - Chapter 90 - Al-Balad

I swear by this city

and you are dwelling in this city

and by parent and offspring

that We have created man into a life of toil and trial

Does he think then that no one has power over him

He says, "I have spent enormous wealth

Does he then think that no one sees him

Have We not given him two eyes

and a tongue, and a pair of lips

and shown him the two paths

But he has not attempted the ascent

What will explain to you what the ascent is

It is the freeing of a slave

or the feeding in times of famine

of an orphaned relative

or some needy person in distress

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

Those who do so are the people of the right hand

and [as for] those who are bent on denying the truth of Our revelations, they are the people of the left hand

and the Fire will close in on them