Surah Al-Balad (The City)

Verses

1. لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ

   Nay, I swear by this city

   90:1

2. وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ

   And thou art an indweller of this city

   90:2

3. وَوَالِدٖ وَمَا وَلَدَ

   And the begetter and that which he begat

   90:3

4. لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِي كَبَدٍ

   We verily have created man in an atmosphere

   90:4

5. أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ أَحَدٞ

   Thinketh he that none hath power over him

   90:5

6. يَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالٗا لُّبَدًا

   And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth

   90:6

7. أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّمۡ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

   Thinketh he that none beholdeth him

   90:7

8. أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ عَيۡنَيۡنِ

   Did We not assign unto him two eyes

   90:8

9. وَلِسَانٗا وَشَفَتَيۡنِ

   And a tongue and two lips

   90:9

10. وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجۡدَيۡنِ

    And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways

    90:10

11. فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ

    But he hath not attempted the Ascent

    90:11

12. وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ

    Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is

    90:12

13. فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

    (It is) to free a slave

    90:13

14. أَوۡ إِطۡعَٰمٞ فِي يَوۡمٖ ذِي مَسۡغَبَةٖ

    And to feed in the day of hunger

    90:14

15. يَتِيمٗا ذَا مَقۡرَبَةٍ

    An orphan near of kin

    90:15

16. أَوۡ مِسۡكِينٗا ذَا مَتۡرَبَةٖ

    Or some poor wretch in misery

    90:16

17. ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡمَرۡحَمَةِ

    And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity

    90:17

18. أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ

    Their place will be on the right hand

    90:18

19. وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمۡ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ

    But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand

    90:19

20. عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَارٞ مُّؤۡصَدَةُۢ

    Fire will be an awning over them

    90:20