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Surah Al-Balad

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Surah Al-Balad is the 90th surah of the Quran. Its name means “The City”. It is a meccan surah of 20 verses, opening in juz 30 on page 594 of the mushaf. Below is the full Arabic text in Uthmani script with an English translation for every verse.

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Al-Balad · Meccan · 20 ayahs

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ١ وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ٢ وَوَالِدٍۢ وَمَا وَلَدَ٣ لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ٤ أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌۭ٥ يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًۭا لُّبَدًا٦ أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ٧ أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ٨ وَلِسَانًۭا وَشَفَتَيْنِ٩ وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ١٠ فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ١١ وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ١٢ فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ١٣ أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌۭ فِى يَوْمٍۢ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍۢ١٤ يَتِيمًۭا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ١٥ أَوْ مِسْكِينًۭا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍۢ١٦ ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ١٧ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ١٨ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ١٩ عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌۭ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ٢٠

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Translation, verse by verse
  1. 90:1

    I swear by this city, Makkah -

  2. 90:2

    And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -

  3. 90:3

    And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],

  4. 90:4

    We have certainly created man into hardship.

  5. 90:5

    Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?

  6. 90:6

    He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."

  7. 90:7

    Does he think that no one has seen him?

  8. 90:8

    Have We not made for him two eyes?

  9. 90:9

    And a tongue and two lips?

  10. 90:10

    And have shown him the two ways?

  11. 90:11

    But he has not broken through the difficult pass.

  12. 90:12

    And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?

  13. 90:13

    It is the freeing of a slave

  14. 90:14

    Or feeding on a day of severe hunger

  15. 90:15

    An orphan of near relationship

  16. 90:16

    Or a needy person in misery

  17. 90:17

    And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.

  18. 90:18

    Those are the companions of the right.

  19. 90:19

    But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.

  20. 90:20

    Over them will be fire closed in.

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