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البَلَد

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

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1 The City
90:1 ›
لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
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Nay, I swear by this city.
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
90:2 ›
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
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And you are a dweller in this city.
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
90:3 ›
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
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And by a progenitor and what he begot.
Wawalidin wama walada
90:4 ›
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ
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We created man to face hardships.
Laqad khalaqna al-insana fee kabadin
90:5 ›
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
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Does he think that no one can overpower him?
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
90:6 ›
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
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He boasts, “I have destroyed plenty of wealth.”
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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Didn’t We give him two eyes?
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
90:9 ›
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
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And a tongue and two lips?
Walisanan washafatayni
90:10 ›
وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
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And We guided him to the two diverging paths?
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
90:11 ›
فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ
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Yet he didn’t brave the steep path.
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
90:12 ›
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ
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And what will make you realize what the steep path is?
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
90:13 ›
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
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It is the freeing of a slave.
Fakku raqabatin
90:14 ›
أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ
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Or providing food on a day of widespread hunger.
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
90:15 ›
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
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To a related orphan.
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
90:16 ›
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
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Or to a destitute in misery.
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
90:17 ›
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ
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Then, he becomes of those who believe and advise one another to patience and compassion.
Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
90:18 ›
أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ
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These are the companions of happiness.
Ola-ika as-habu almaymanati
90:19 ›
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ
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However, those who deny Our revelations are the companions of misery.
Waallatheena kafaroo bi-ayatina hum as-habu almash-amati
90:20 ›
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
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Upon them is a sealed Fire.
AAalayhim narun mu/sadatun
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Surah Info

Surah
The City, This Countryside
Verses
20
Revelation
Meccan
Juz
30
Translations
65

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