| 090.000 The City
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| 090.001 |
Nay, I swear by this city - |
| 090.002 |
And thou art an indweller of this city - |
| 090.003 |
And the begetter and that which he begat, |
| 090.004 |
We verily have created man in an atmosphere: |
| 090.005 |
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ? |
| 090.006 |
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth: |
| 090.007 |
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ? |
| 090.008 |
Did We not assign unto him two eyes |
| 090.009 |
And a tongue and two lips, |
| 090.010 |
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ? |
| 090.011 |
But he hath not attempted the Ascent - |
| 090.012 |
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! - |
| 090.013 |
(It is) to free a slave, |
| 090.014 |
And to feed in the day of hunger. |
| 090.015 |
An orphan near of kin, |
| 090.016 |
Or some poor wretch in misery, |
| 090.017 |
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity. |
| 090.018 |
Their place will be on the right hand. |
| 090.019 |
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand. |
| 090.020 |
Fire will be an awning over them. |
