090 : The City

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?− 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. On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round). −− 090 : The City −−