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Surah Al-Balad (The City) – Yusuf Ali English Translation & Arabic Text

About Surah Al-Balad (The City)

  • Surah 90 of 114
  • Meccan
  • 20 verses
  • Arabic name: البلد

Surah Al-Balad (البلد), "The City", is a Meccan surah with 20 verses. On Quran Around The World every verse has its own page that brings together the Arabic text, the Sa'di and Jalalayn tafsir, the English meaning and related topics. Choose a verse number below.

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Surah Al-Balad ( The City ) - English - Yusuf Ali

Surah Al-Balad ( The City ) - Aya count 20

Surah Al-Balad (The City) is a Meccan surah of 20 verses. It is surah number 90 in the Mushaf and begins on page 594 of the Madinah Mushaf.

سورة البلد مكية، عدد آياتها 20، وترتيبها 90 في المصحف، وتبدأ في الصفحة 594 من مصحف المدينة النبوية.

سورة البلد بالعربية · الصفحة 594 من المصحف · تفسير السورة

90:1

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿١﴾

I do call to witness this City;-

90:2

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿٢﴾

And thou art a freeman of this City;-

90:3

وَوَالِدٍۢ وَمَا وَلَدَ ﴿٣﴾

And (the mystic ties of) parent and child;-

90:4

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ ﴿٤﴾

Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.

90:5

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌۭ ﴿٥﴾

Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?

90:6

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًۭا لُّبَدًا ﴿٦﴾

He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!

90:7

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ﴿٧﴾

Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?

90:8

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ ﴿٨﴾

Have We not made for him a pair of eyes?-

90:9

وَلِسَانًۭا وَشَفَتَيْنِ ﴿٩﴾

And a tongue, and a pair of lips?-

90:10

وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ ﴿١٠﴾

And shown him the two highways?

90:11

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ ﴿١١﴾

But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.

90:12

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ ﴿١٢﴾

And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?-

90:13

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ﴿١٣﴾

(It is:) freeing the bondman;

90:14

أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌۭ فِى يَوْمٍۢ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍۢ ﴿١٤﴾

Or the giving of food in a day of privation

90:15

يَتِيمًۭا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ ﴿١٥﴾

To the orphan with claims of relationship,

90:16

أَوْ مِسْكِينًۭا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍۢ ﴿١٦﴾

Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.

90:17

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَوَاصَوْاْ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْاْ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ ﴿١٧﴾

Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self-restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.

90:18

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ ﴿١٨﴾

Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.

90:19

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ ﴿١٩﴾

But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.

90:20

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌۭ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ ﴿٢٠﴾

On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).