Surah “The City, This Countryside”

as rendered by The Study Quran — 20 verses

Nay, I swear by this land
while thou art free in this land
and [by] the begetter, and that which he begat
truly We created man in travail
Does he suppose that none will ever have power over him
He says, “I have squandered vast wealth!
Does he suppose that no one sees him
Did We not make for him two eyes
a tongue, and two lips
and guide him upon the two highways
Yet he has not assailed the steep pass
And what will apprise thee of the steep pass
[It is] the freeing of a slave
or giving food at a time of famine
to an orphan near of kin
or an indigent, clinging to the dust
while being one of those who believe and exhort one another to patience, and exhort one another to compassion
Those are the companions of the right
And those who disbelieve in Our signs, they are the companions of the left
Upon them is a Fire enclosed