Surah Al-Balad (The City) – Baled

I swear by this city––

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and you [Prophet] are an inhabitant of this city––

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[I swear] by parent and offspring

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that We have created man for toil and trial

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Does he think that no one will have power over him

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‘I have squandered great wealth,’ he says

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Does he think no one observes him

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Did We not give him eyes

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a tongue, lips

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and point out to him the two clear ways [of good and evil]

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Yet he has not attempted the steep path

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What will explain to you what the steep path is

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It is to free a slave

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to feed at a time of hunger

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an orphaned relative

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or a poor person in distress

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and to be one of those who believe and urge one another to steadfastness and compassion

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Those who do this will be on the right-hand side

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but those who disbelieve in Our revelations will be on the left-hand side

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and the Fire will close in on them

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