IslamAwakened.com Qur'an Tafsir of Surah al-Balad - The City, This Countryside as rendered by
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
90:1
"No, I swear by this citty (of Makkah) --"
90:2
and you (Mu?ammad) are a free man of this city
90:3
"by the father and his children,"
90:4
surely We have created man to endure hardship
90:5
Does he think that no one has power over him
90:6
"He (boastfully) says, 'I have spent so much money on whatever I wanted.'"
90:7
Does he think that no one sees him
90:8
"Have We not given him two eyes,"
90:9
"and a tongue and two lips,"
90:10
and shown him the two main roads (to good and evil)
90:11
But he has not tried the steep path
90:12
and what will make you understand what the steep path is
90:13
"It is to free a slave,"
90:14
"or to feed, on a day of hunger,"
90:15
"an orphan in the family,"
90:16
or some poor man in need
90:17
"and to be one of those who have faith, and encourage each other to patiently endure, and encourage each other to have mercy."
90:18
They are the Companions of the Right Hand
90:19
"And as for those who do not believe in Our signs, they are the Companions of the Left Hand;"
90:20
"above them is a Fire, enclosed."
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