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90:1  Nay! I swear by this city
90:2  And you shall be made free from obligation in this city-
90:3  And the begetter and whom he begot
90:4  Certainly We have created man to be in distress
90:5  Does he think that no one has power over him
90:6  He shall say: I have wasted much wealth
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 pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways
90:11  But he would not attempt the uphill road
90:12  And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is
90:13  (It is) the setting free of a slave
90:14  Or the giving of food in a day of hunge
90:15  To an orphan, having relationship
90:16  Or to the poor man lying in the dust
90:17  Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion
90:18  These are the people of the right hand
90:19  And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand
90:20  On them is fire closed over