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البَلَد

MunirMezyed2023

Surah 90. The City, This Countryside (al-Balad)

20 verses Meccan
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1 The City
90:1 ›
لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
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I (do not need to) swear by this town (Mecca):
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
90:2 ›
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
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You are free in this town.
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
90:3 ›
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
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And I swear by the father and that which he begets:
Wawalidin wama walada
90:4 ›
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ
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We have certainly created man to cope with adversity.
Laqad khalaqna al-insana fee kabadin
90:5 ›
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
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Does he think that no one has power over him?!
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
90:6 ›
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
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He says (boastfully): "I have squandered huge fortunes."
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
90:7 ›
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ
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Does he think that no one sees him?
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
90:8 ›
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ
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Have We not made for him two eyes,
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
90:9 ›
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
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A tongue, and two lips,
Walisanan washafatayni
90:10 ›
وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
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And shown him the two ways?
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
90:11 ›
فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ
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Yet he tried not to break through the ‘Steep Path’.
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
90:12 ›
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ
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And what will make you know exactly what the ‘Steep Path’ is?
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
90:13 ›
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
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It is setting a slave free
Fakku raqabatin
90:14 ›
أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ
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Or feeding hungry people in the days of famine,
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
90:15 ›
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
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An orphan near of kin,
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
90:16 ›
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
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Or a needy man living in misery,
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
90:17 ›
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ
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Then he (who used to boast) becomes of those who live by Faith and exhort one another to patience and compassion.
Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
90:18 ›
أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ
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Those are the companions of the right side
Ola-ika as-habu almaymanati
90:19 ›
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ
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Those who give no credence to our Signs are the Owners of the left .
Waallatheena kafaroo bi-ayatina hum as-habu almash-amati
90:20 ›
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
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Upon them will be Fire closed over.
AAalayhim narun mu/sadatun
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Surah
The City, This Countryside
Verses
20
Revelation
Meccan
Juz
30
Translations
65

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