90-1 : I do call to witness this City; -

90-2 : And thou art a freeman of this City; -

90-3 : And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -

90-4 : Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.

90-5 : Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?

90-6 : He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!

90-7 : Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?

90-8 : Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -

90-9 : And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -

90-10 : And shown him the two highways?

90-11 : But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.

90-12 : And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -

90-13 : (It is:) freeing the bondman;

90-14 : Or the giving of food in a day of privation

90-15 : To the orphan with claims of relationship,

90-16 : Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.

90-17 : Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.

90-18 : Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.

90-19 : But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.

90-20 : On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).