In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Nay, I swear by this city * 1
And thou art an indweller of this city * 2
And the begetter and that which he begat * 3
We verily have created man in an atmosphere * 4
Thinketh he that none hath power over him? * 5
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth * 6
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him? * 7
Did We not assign unto him two eyes * 8
And a tongue and two lips * 9
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways? * 10
But he hath not attempted the Ascent * 11
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is * 12
(It is) to free a slave * 13
And to feed in the day of hunger * 14
An orphan near of kin * 15
Or some poor wretch in misery * 16
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and export one another to pity * 17
Their place will be on the right hand * 18
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand * 19
Fire will be an awning over them * 20