I CALL THIS earth to witness -
And you are free to live upon it, -
And the parent and the offspring
That We created man in toil and trouble
Does he think that no one has power over him
He says: "I have wasted a great deal of wealth."
Does he think that no one sees him
Did We not give him two eyes
One tongue, and two lips
And showed him two highways (of good and evil)
But he could not scale the steep ascent
How will you comprehend what the Steep ascent is? -
To free a neck (from the burden of debt or slavery)
Or to feed in times of famine
The orphan near in relationship
Or the poor in distress
And to be of those who believe, and urge upon one another to persevere, and urge upon each other to be kind
They are the people of the right hand (and will succeed)
But those who deny Our revelations are the people of the left hand
The Fire will vault them over