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90:1  No! I swear by this land
90:2  and thou art a lodger in this land
90:3  by the begetter, and that he begot
90:4  indeed, We created man in trouble
90:5  What, does he think none has power over him
90:6  saying, 'I have consumed wealth abundant'
90:7  What, does he think none has seen him
90:8  Have We not appointed to him two eyes
90:9  and a tongue, and two lips
90:10  and guided him on the two highways
90:11  Yet he has not assaulted the steep
90:12  and what shall teach thee what is the steep
90:13  The freeing of a slave
90:14  or giving food upon a day of hunge
90:15  to an orphan near of ki
90:16  or a needy man in misery
90:17  then that he become of those who believe and counsel each other to be steadfast, and counsel each other to be merciful
90:18  Those are the Companions of the Right Hand
90:19  And those who disbelieve in Our signs, they are the Companions of the Left Hand
90:20  over them is a Fire covered down