(1) 1. I (Allah) swear by this town (of Makkah).
(2) 2. And you are free (from sin, to punish the enemies of Peace, Truth and Justice on the day of the conquest) in this (sacred) city (of Makkah).
(3) 3. And I swear by a father (Abraham) and his son (Ishmael: the first builders of the Ka’bah).
(4) 4. Certainly We have created man to be in toil.
(5) 5. Does he think that no one has power over him?
(6) 6. He says (boastfully): I have spent wealth in abundance.
(7) 7. Does he think that no one sees him?
(8) 8. Have We not made for him two eyes?
(9) 9. And a tongue and two lips?
(10) 10. And shown him the two ways (of good and bad)?
(11) 11. But he would not try to ascend the steep uphill Path.
(12) 12. And what will make you know what the steep uphill Path is?
(13) 13. (It is) the freeing of a slave (or a captive from the bondage of slavery, debt and other afflictions),
(14) 14. Or the feeding on a day of hunger -
(15) 15. Of an orphan near of kin,
(16) 16. Or to the poor (down) in the dust.
(17) 17. Then he is of those who believe (in Allah, His angels, His Scriptures, His messengers, the Last Day, and Predestination), and advise one another to have patience (consistency, and self restraint) and advise one another to show (love, kindness, and) mercy.
(18) 18. These are the people of the right hand.
(19) 19. And (as for) those who disbelieve in our Verses (of this Qur’an), they are the people of the left hand.
(20) 20. On them shall be a Fire closed in (on all sides).