Surah “The City, This Countryside”

as rendered by Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah — 20 verses

No, I swear by this country (Mecca)
and you are a lodger in this country
And by the giver of birth, and whom he fathered
We created the human in fatigue
Does he think that none has power over him
He will say: 'I have destroyed a vast wealth.
Does he think that none has observed him
Have We not given him two eyes
a tongue, and two lips
and guided him on the two paths (of good and evil)
Yet he has not scaled the height
What could let you know what the height is
(It is) the freeing of a slave
the giving of food upon the day of hunger
to an orphaned relativ
or to a needy person in distress
so that he becomes one of those who believe, charge each other to be patient, and charge each other to be merciful
Those are the Companions of the Right
But those who disbelieve in Our verses, they are the Companions of the Left
with the Fire closed above them