Surah Al-Balad - The City

Chapter 90 Meccan 20 Ayahs

سورة البلد

Al-Balad - The City

Meccan • 20 Ayahs

سورة البلد

Ayahs of Surah Al-Balad

Ayah 1 of Al-Balad 90:1

Arabic Text

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

Transliteration

Laaa uqsimu bihaazal balad

Translation

I swear by this city, Makkah -

Ayah 2 of Al-Balad 90:2

Arabic Text

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

Transliteration

Wa anta hillum bihaazal balad

Translation

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

Ayah 3 of Al-Balad 90:3

Arabic Text

وَوَالِدٍۢ وَمَا وَلَدَ

Transliteration

Wa waalidinw wa maa walad

Translation

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

Ayah 4 of Al-Balad 90:4

Arabic Text

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ

Transliteration

Laqad khalaqnal insaana fee kabad

Translation

We have certainly created man into hardship.

Ayah 5 of Al-Balad 90:5

Arabic Text

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌۭ

Transliteration

Ayahsabu al-lai yaqdira 'alaihi ahad

Translation

Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?

Ayah 6 of Al-Balad 90:6

Arabic Text

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًۭا لُّبَدًا

Transliteration

Yaqoolu ahlaktu maalal lubadaa

Translation

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

Ayah 7 of Al-Balad 90:7

Arabic Text

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

Transliteration

Ayahsabu al lam yarahooo ahad

Translation

Does he think that no one has seen him?

Ayah 8 of Al-Balad 90:8

Arabic Text

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ

Transliteration

Alam naj'al lahoo 'aynayn

Translation

Have We not made for him two eyes?

Ayah 9 of Al-Balad 90:9

Arabic Text

وَلِسَانًۭا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

Transliteration

Wa lisaananw wa shafatayn

Translation

And a tongue and two lips?

Ayah 10 of Al-Balad 90:10

Arabic Text

وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ

Transliteration

Wa hadaynaahun najdayn

Translation

And have shown him the two ways?

Ayah 11 of Al-Balad 90:11

Arabic Text

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ

Transliteration

Falaq tahamal-'aqabah

Translation

But he has not broken through the difficult pass.

Ayah 12 of Al-Balad 90:12

Arabic Text

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ

Transliteration

Wa maaa adraaka mal'aqabah

Translation

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

Ayah 13 of Al-Balad 90:13

Arabic Text

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

Transliteration

Fakku raqabah

Translation

It is the freeing of a slave

Ayah 14 of Al-Balad 90:14

Arabic Text

أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌۭ فِى يَوْمٍۢ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍۢ

Transliteration

Aw it'aamun fee yawmin zee masghabah

Translation

Or feeding on a day of severe hunger

Ayah 15 of Al-Balad 90:15

Arabic Text

يَتِيمًۭا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

Transliteration

Yateeman zaa maqrabah

Translation

An orphan of near relationship

Ayah 16 of Al-Balad 90:16

Arabic Text

أَوْ مِسْكِينًۭا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍۢ

Transliteration

Aw miskeenan zaa matrabah

Translation

Or a needy person in misery

Ayah 17 of Al-Balad 90:17

Arabic Text

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ

Transliteration

Summa kaana minal lazeena aamanoo wa tawaasaw bissabri wa tawaasaw bilmarhamah

Translation

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

Ayah 18 of Al-Balad 90:18

Arabic Text

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

Transliteration

Ulaaa'ika As-haabul maimanah

Translation

Those are the companions of the right.

Ayah 19 of Al-Balad 90:19

Arabic Text

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

Transliteration

Wallazeena kafaroo bi aayaatinaa hum as-haabul Mash'amah

Translation

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

Ayah 20 of Al-Balad 90:20

Arabic Text

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌۭ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ

Transliteration

Alaihim naarum mu'sadah

Translation

Over them will be fire closed in.