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لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
The City • 20 verses • Medinan
البلد
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ
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.
Al-Balad (البلد) means "The City" in English. It is chapter 90 of the Holy Quran.
Surah Al-Balad has 20 verses (ayat). It appears on pages 594 to 594 of the mushaf.
Surah Al-Balad is a Madani surah, revealed in Madinah after the Prophet's ﷺ migration.
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.