1 . I do call to witness this City;- 

2 . And thou art a freeman of this City;- 

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

4 . Verily We have created man into toil and struggle. 

5 . Thinketh he, that none hath power over him? 

6 . He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance! 

7 . Thinketh he that none beholdeth him? 

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

9 . And a tongue, and a pair of lips?- 

10 . And shown him the two highways? 

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

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

13 . (It is:) freeing the bondman; 

14 . Or the giving of food in a day of privation 

15 . To the orphan with claims of relationship, 

16 . Or to the indigent (down) in the dust. 

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

18 . Such are the Companions of the Right Hand. 

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

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