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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."