I (reference is to Allah) do swear by this City (of Makkah)
That you (O Prophet!) are a free-man of this City
And (with the ties of) parent and child
Surely, We have created man into hard work and struggle
Does he think, that no one has power over him
He may (wrongly) say: "I have wasted away a lot of wealth!"
Does he think that no one oversees him
Have We not made a pair of eyes for him
And a tongue and a pair of lips
And shown him the two highways? (The right and the wrong
But he has made no haste for the path that is hard
And what will explain to you the path that is hard
(It is) freeing the slave
Or the giving of food in a day of want (and suffering)
To the orphan with claims of relationship
Or to the needy one (down) in the dust
Then will he be (one) of those who believe and practices patience, (constancy, and self-restraint), and practices acts of kindness and compassion
Such are the companions of the right hand
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) companions of the left hand
On them will be the Fire covering over (all around)