Al-Baladالبلد

The City · 20 verses · Meccan

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

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لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

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

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وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

And you, [O Muḥammad], are free of restriction in this citySaheeh International

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وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

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

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لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ

We have certainly created man into hardship.Saheeh International

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أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?Saheeh International

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يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

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

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أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

Does he think that no one has seen him?Saheeh International

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أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ

Have We not made for him two eyes?Saheeh International

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وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

And a tongue and two lips?Saheeh International

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وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ

And have shown him the two ways?Saheeh International

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فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ

But he has not broken through the difficult pass.Saheeh International

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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ

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

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فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

It is the freeing of a slaveSaheeh International

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أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ

Or feeding on a day of severe hungerSaheeh International

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يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

An orphan of near relationshipSaheeh International

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أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

Or a needy person in miserySaheeh International

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ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ

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

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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

Those are the companions of the right.Saheeh International

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وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

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

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عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ

Over them will be fire closed in.Saheeh International

About Surah Al-Balad (البلد)

Al-Balad swears by Makkah, the city in which the Prophet ﷺ dwelt, and declares that man was created into hardship. It sets before him the steep path he has not attempted: freeing a slave, feeding the hungry orphan and the poor in the dust, and being among those who believe and counsel one another to patience and compassion.

Chapter
90 of 114
Verses
20
Revelation
Makki
Meaning
The City

Frequently Asked Questions about Surah Al-Balad

What does "Al-Balad" mean in English?

Al-Balad (البلد) means "The City" in English. It is chapter 90 of the Holy Quran.

How many verses are in Surah Al-Balad?

Surah Al-Balad has 20 verses (ayat). It appears on page 594 of the mushaf.

Is Surah Al-Balad Makki or Madani?

Surah Al-Balad is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Prophet's ﷺ migration to Madinah.