I swear by this city––

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

[I swear] by parent and offspring,

that We have created man for toil and trial.

Does he think that no one will have power over him?

‘I have squandered great wealth,’ he says.

Does he think no one observes him?

Did We not give him eyes,

a tongue, lips,

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

Yet he has not attempted the steep path.

What will explain to you what the steep path is?

It is to free a slave,

to feed at a time of hunger

an orphaned relative

or a poor person in distress,

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

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

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

and the Fire will close in on them.

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

وَوَالِدࣲ وَمَا وَلَدَ

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِي كَبَدٍ

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدࣱ

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالࣰا لُّبَدًا

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ

وَلِسَانࣰا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

أَوْ إِطْعَٰمࣱ فِي يَوْمࣲ ذِي مَسْغَبَةࣲ

يَتِيمࣰا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

أَوْ مِسْكِينࣰا ذَا مَتْرَبَةࣲ

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارࣱ مُّؤْصَدَةُۢ