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

  1. لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ

    1

    La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

  2. وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ

    2

    Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

  3. وَوَالِدٖ وَمَا وَلَدَ

    3

    Wawalidin wama walada

  4. لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِي كَبَدٍ

    4

    Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin

  5. أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ أَحَدٞ

    5

    Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

  6. يَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالٗا لُّبَدًا

    6

    Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

  7. أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّمۡ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

    7

    Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

  8. أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ عَيۡنَيۡنِ

    8

    Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

  9. وَلِسَانٗا وَشَفَتَيۡنِ

    9

    Walisanan washafatayni

  10. وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجۡدَيۡنِ

    10

    Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

  11. فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ

    11

    Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata

  12. وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ

    12

    Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

  13. فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

    13

    Fakku raqabatin

  14. أَوۡ إِطۡعَٰمٞ فِي يَوۡمٖ ذِي مَسۡغَبَةٖ

    14

    Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin

  15. يَتِيمٗا ذَا مَقۡرَبَةٍ

    15

    Yateeman tha maqrabatin

  16. أَوۡ مِسۡكِينٗا ذَا مَتۡرَبَةٖ

    16

    Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin

  17. ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡمَرۡحَمَةِ

    17

    Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati

  18. أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ

    18

    Olaika ashabu almaymanati

  19. وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمۡ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ

    19

    Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati

  20. عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَارٞ مُّؤۡصَدَةُۢ

    20

    AAalayhim narun musadatun

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