106 - Quran - Surah 90 - Al-Balad - The City

I do swear by this land

This land where you are free to dwell

And by the parents and their children

We have created man into a life of pain and distress and toil and trial

Yet he thinks nothing can overpower him

He boasts: I have wasted great wealth

Does he think no one sees him?

Did we not give him two eyes

And a tongue? And two lips?

And guided him to the parting of two paths.

But he has not taken the uphill and challenging path

And how will you understand the value of the uphill and challenging path?

It is the freeing of a slave

Or giving food in a time of hunger

To a family member

Or to any person in need

Then, being among those believers who heed the warning -- and advise others toward patience and toward compassion

These are the people of the right hand

But for those who disbelieve… they will be the people of the left hand

With a seal of fire closing in on them.