Al-Balad

Al-Balad 90:1

لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ

Nay, I swear by this city -

Al-Balad 90:2

وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ

And thou art an indweller of this city -

Al-Balad 90:3

وَوَالِدٖ وَمَا وَلَدَ

And the begetter and that which he begat,

Al-Balad 90:4

لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِي كَبَدٍ

We verily have created man in an atmosphere:

Al-Balad 90:5

أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ أَحَدٞ

Thinketh he that none hath power over him?

Al-Balad 90:6

يَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالٗا لُّبَدًا

And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:

Al-Balad 90:7

أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّمۡ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?

Al-Balad 90:8

أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ عَيۡنَيۡنِ

Did We not assign unto him two eyes

Al-Balad 90:9

وَلِسَانٗا وَشَفَتَيۡنِ

And a tongue and two lips,

Al-Balad 90:10

وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجۡدَيۡنِ

And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways?

Al-Balad 90:11

فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ

But he hath not attempted the Ascent -

Al-Balad 90:12

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ

Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -

Al-Balad 90:13

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

(It is) to free a slave,

Al-Balad 90:14

أَوۡ إِطۡعَٰمٞ فِي يَوۡمٖ ذِي مَسۡغَبَةٖ

And to feed in the day of hunger.

Al-Balad 90:15

يَتِيمٗا ذَا مَقۡرَبَةٍ

An orphan near of kin,

Al-Balad 90:16

أَوۡ مِسۡكِينٗا ذَا مَتۡرَبَةٖ

Or some poor wretch in misery,

Al-Balad 90:17

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡمَرۡحَمَةِ

And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.

Al-Balad 90:18

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ

Their place will be on the right hand.

Al-Balad 90:19

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمۡ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ

But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.

Al-Balad 90:20

عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَارٞ مُّؤۡصَدَةُۢ

Fire will be an awning over them.