Surah “The City, This Countryside”

I do call to witness this City;

And thou art a freeman of this City;

And (the mystic ties of) parent and child;

Verily We have created man into toil and struggle

Thinketh he, that none hath power over him

He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance

Thinketh he that none beholdeth him

Have We not made for him a pair of eyes?

And a tongue, and a pair of lips?

And shown him the two highways

But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep

And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?

(It is:) freeing the bondman

Or the giving of food in a day of privatio

To the orphan with claims of relationship

Or to the indigent (down) in the dust

Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self-restraint), and enjoin deeds 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 Fire vaulted over (all round)