Surah Al-Balad (The City)
Surah Al-Balad in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ﴿1﴾
90:1 I swear by this city, Makkah -
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لَآ Nay · أُقْسِمُ I swear · بِهَـٰذَا by this · ٱلْبَلَدِ city
وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ﴿2﴾
90:2 And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
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وَأَنتَ And you · حِلٌّۢ (are) free (to dwell) · بِهَـٰذَا in this · ٱلْبَلَدِ city
وَوَالِدࣲ وَمَا وَلَدَ ﴿3﴾
90:3 And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
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وَوَالِدٍۢ And the begetter · وَمَا and what · وَلَدَ he begot
لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِي كَبَدٍ ﴿4﴾
90:4 We have certainly created man into hardship.
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لَقَدْ Certainly · خَلَقْنَا We have created · ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ man · فِى (to be) in · كَبَدٍ hardship
أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ أَحَدࣱ ﴿5﴾
90:5 Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
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أَيَحْسَبُ Does he think · أَن that · لَّن not · يَقْدِرَ has power · عَلَيْهِ over him · أَحَدٌۭ anyone
يَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالࣰ ا لُّبَدًا ﴿6﴾
90:6 He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
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يَقُولُ He will say · أَهْلَكْتُ I have squandered · مَالًۭا wealth · لُّبَدًا abundant
أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّمۡ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ﴿7﴾
90:7 Does he think that no one has seen him?
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أَيَحْسَبُ Does he think · أَن that · لَّمْ not · يَرَهُۥٓ sees him · أَحَدٌ anyone
أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ عَيۡنَيۡنِ ﴿8﴾
90:8 Have We not made for him two eyes?
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أَلَمْ Have not · نَجْعَل We made · لَّهُۥ for him · عَيْنَيْنِ two eyes
وَلِسَانࣰ ا وَشَفَتَيۡنِ ﴿9﴾
90:9 And a tongue and two lips?
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وَلِسَانًۭا And a tongue · وَشَفَتَيْنِ and two lips
وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجۡدَيۡنِ ﴿10﴾
90:10 And have shown him the two ways?
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وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ And shown him · ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ the two ways
فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ ﴿11﴾
90:11 But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
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فَلَا But not · ٱقْتَحَمَ he has attempted · ٱلْعَقَبَةَ the steep path
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ ﴿12﴾
90:12 And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
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وَمَآ And what · أَدْرَىٰكَ can make you know · مَا what · ٱلْعَقَبَةُ the steep path (is)
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ﴿13﴾
90:13 It is the freeing of a slave
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فَكُّ (It is) freeing · رَقَبَةٍ a neck
أَوۡ إِطۡعَٰمࣱ فِي يَوۡمࣲ ذِي مَسۡغَبَةࣲ ﴿14﴾
90:14 Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
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أَوْ Or · إِطْعَـٰمٌۭ feeding · فِى in · يَوْمٍۢ a day · ذِى of · مَسْغَبَةٍۢ severe hunger
يَتِيمࣰ ا ذَا مَقۡرَبَةٍ ﴿15﴾
90:15 An orphan of near relationship
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يَتِيمًۭا An orphan · ذَا of · مَقْرَبَةٍ near relationship
أَوۡ مِسۡكِينࣰ ا ذَا مَتۡرَبَةࣲ ﴿16﴾
90:16 Or a needy person in misery
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أَوْ Or · مِسْكِينًۭا a needy person · ذَا in · مَتْرَبَةٍۢ misery
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡمَرۡحَمَةِ ﴿17﴾
90:17 And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
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ثُمَّ Then · كَانَ he is · مِنَ of · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · ءَامَنُوا۟ believe · وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ and enjoin (each other) · بِٱلصَّبْرِ to patience · وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ and enjoin (each other) · بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ to compassion
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ ﴿18﴾
90:18 Those are the companions of the right.
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those · أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions · ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ (of) the right (hand)
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمۡ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ ﴿19﴾
90:19 But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
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وَٱلَّذِينَ But those who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve · بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا in Our Verses · هُمْ they · أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions · ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ (of) the left (hand)
عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَارࣱ مُّؤۡصَدَةُۢ ﴿20﴾
90:20 Over them will be fire closed in.
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عَلَيْهِمْ Over them · نَارٌۭ (will be the) Fire · مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ closed in