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Surah Al-Balad MP3

The City · listen, download & read with translation

  • Meccan
  • 20 verses
  • Juz 30
  • Page 594
  • Revelation order 35

Also known as: Balad, The City

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About Surah Al-Balad

Al-Balad, “The City”, opens with an oath by the city of Makkah. It reminds man that he was created into hardship, given eyes, a tongue and lips, and shown the two paths.

The surah describes the steep path that leads to success: freeing a slave, feeding an orphan relative or a needy person in a day of hunger, and being among those who believe and encourage one another to patience and mercy.

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿١﴾

    90:1 I swear by this city [i.e., Makkah]

  2. وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿٢﴾

    90:2 And you, [O Muḥammad], are free of restriction in this city

  3. وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ ﴿٣﴾

    90:3 And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],

  4. لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ ﴿٤﴾

    90:4 We have certainly created man into hardship.

  5. أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ ﴿٥﴾

    90:5 Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?

  6. يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا ﴿٦﴾

    90:6 He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."

  7. أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ﴿٧﴾

    90:7 Does he think that no one has seen him?

  8. أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ ﴿٨﴾

    90:8 Have We not made for him two eyes?

  9. وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ ﴿٩﴾

    90:9 And a tongue and two lips?

  10. وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ ﴿١٠﴾

    90:10 And have shown him the two ways?

  11. فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ ﴿١١﴾

    90:11 But he has not broken through the difficult pass.

  12. وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ ﴿١٢﴾

    90:12 And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?

  13. فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ﴿١٣﴾

    90:13 It is the freeing of a slave

  14. أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ ﴿١٤﴾

    90:14 Or feeding on a day of severe hunger

  15. يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ ﴿١٥﴾

    90:15 An orphan of near relationship

  16. أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ ﴿١٦﴾

    90:16 Or a needy person in misery

  17. ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ ﴿١٧﴾

    90:17 And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.

  18. أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ ﴿١٨﴾

    90:18 Those are the companions of the right.

  19. وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ ﴿١٩﴾

    90:19 But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.

  20. عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ ﴿٢٠﴾

    90:20 Over them will be fire closed in.

Arabic: Uthmani script (quran.com / Tanzil). English: Saheeh International.

FAQ

How many verses are in Surah Al-Balad?

Surah Al-Balad has 20 verses (ayat) and is the 90th surah of the Quran.

Is Surah Al-Balad Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Al-Balad is a Meccan surah. It is number 35 in the order of revelation.

Which juz is Surah Al-Balad in?

Surah Al-Balad is in juz 30, on page 594 of the Madinah mushaf.

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