ٱلْبَلَد
Surah Al-Balad
The City
20 verses · Meccan
About this surah
Surah Al-Balad (Arabic: البلد, "The City") is the 90th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah of 20 verses, in juz 30, on pages 594–595 of the 604-page Madina mushaf.
Surah Al-Balad swears by the sacred city and speaks of mankind's moral struggles and the path of righteousness.
- Surah number
- 90
- Name means
- The City
- Revelation
- Meccan
- Verses
- 20
- Juz
- 30
- Mushaf pages
- 594–595
- Lesson length
- 7 min
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ
1La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ
2Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
وَوَالِدٖ وَمَا وَلَدَ
3Wawalidin wama walada
لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِي كَبَدٍ
4Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ أَحَدٞ
5Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
يَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالٗا لُّبَدًا
6Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّمۡ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
7Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ عَيۡنَيۡنِ
8Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
وَلِسَانٗا وَشَفَتَيۡنِ
9Walisanan washafatayni
وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجۡدَيۡنِ
10Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ
11Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ
12Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
13Fakku raqabatin
أَوۡ إِطۡعَٰمٞ فِي يَوۡمٖ ذِي مَسۡغَبَةٖ
14Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
يَتِيمٗا ذَا مَقۡرَبَةٍ
15Yateeman tha maqrabatin
أَوۡ مِسۡكِينٗا ذَا مَتۡرَبَةٖ
16Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡمَرۡحَمَةِ
17Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ
18Olaika ashabu almaymanati
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمۡ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ
19Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَارٞ مُّؤۡصَدَةُۢ
20AAalayhim narun musadatun
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