IslamAwakened.com Qur'an Tafsir of Surah al-Balad - The City, This Countryside as rendered by
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)
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 privatio
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)
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