وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ ١٢
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?-
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ ١٢
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?-
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ١٣
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ ١٤
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ ١٥
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ ١٦
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.