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البَلَد

The Monotheist Group(2017 Edition)

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 swear by this land.
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
90:2 ›
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
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And you are a dweller in this land.
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
90:3 ›
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
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And a father and what he begets.
Wawalidin wama walada
90:4 ›
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ
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We have created the human being in struggle.
Laqad khalaqna al-insana fee kabadin
90:5 ›
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
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Does he think that no one is able to best him?
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
90:6 ›
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
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He says: "I spent so much money!"
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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Did We not make for 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 dual paths?
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
90:11 ›
فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ
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He should choose the difficult path.
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
90:12 ›
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ
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Do you know which is the difficult path?
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
90:13 ›
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
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The freeing of a slave,
Fakku raqabatin
90:14 ›
أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ
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Or feeding on a day of great hardship,
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
90:15 ›
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
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An orphan of relation,
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
90:16 ›
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
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Or a poor person in need;
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
90:17 ›
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ
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Then becoming one of those who believe, and exhort one another to patience, and exhort one another to kindness.
Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
90:18 ›
أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ
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Those are the people of the right.
Ola-ika as-habu almaymanati
90:19 ›
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ
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And those who rejected Our revelations, they are the people of misery.
Waallatheena kafaroo bi-ayatina hum as-habu almash-amati
90:20 ›
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
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Upon them is a 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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