I swear by this city––
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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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