Surah Al-Balad (البلد) • The City

Quran 90:1

90:1

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

lā uq'simu bihādhā l-baladi

I swear by this city [i.e., Makkah]

— Saheeh International

I swear by this city––

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

I swear by this city (Makkah);

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

لَآlāNay
أُقْسِمُuq'simuI swear
بِهَـٰذَاbihādhāby this
ٱلْبَلَدِl-baladicity