THE CITY THIS COUNTRYSIDE Holy Quran God Speak

In the name of God,

Most Gracious, Most Merciful

90:1 I do call to witness this City;-

90:2 And thou art a freeman of this City;-

90:3 And (the mystic ties of) parent and child;-

90:4 Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.

90:5 Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?

90:6 He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!

90:7 Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?

90:8 Have We not made for him a pair of eyes?-

90:9 And a tongue, and a pair of lips?-

90:10 And shown him the two highways?

90:11 But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.

90:12 And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?-

90:13 (It is:) freeing the bondman;

90:14 Or the giving of food in a day of privation

90:15 To the orphan with claims of relationship,

90:16 Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.

90:17 Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self-restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.

90:18 Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.

90:19 But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.

90:20 On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).

The Holy Quran

Translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali