Surah Al Balad Translation

90.1

لَاۤ اُقْسِمُ بِهٰذَا الْبَلَدِۙ (1)

I swear an oath by this city (i.e. Makkah Mukarramah).

90.2

وَ اَنْتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهٰذَا الْبَلَدِۙ (2)

That (because) O Beloved, you are present in this city.

90.3

وَ وَالِدٍ وَّ مَا وَلَدَۙ (3)

And by the oath of your father Ibrahim, and by his progeny; that is you (O Beloved).

90.4

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ فِیْ كَبَدٍﭤ(4)

We have certainly created mankind to remain in hardship.

90.5

اَیَحْسَبُ اَنْ لَّنْ یَّقْدِرَ عَلَیْهِ اَحَدٌﭥ(5)

Does man think that no one will ever have power over him?

90.6

یَقُوْلُ اَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًاﭤ(6)

He says, 'I have destroyed huge amounts of wealth.'

90.7

اَیَحْسَبُ اَنْ لَّمْ یَرَهٗۤ اَحَدٌﭤ(7)

Does man think that no one saw him?

90.8

اَلَمْ نَجْعَلْ لَّهٗ عَیْنَیْنِۙ (8)

Did We not make his two eyes?

90.9

وَ لِسَانًا وَّ شَفَتَیْنِۙ (9)

And a tongue and two lips?

90.10

وَ هَدَیْنٰهُ النَّجْدَیْنِۚ (10)

And We guided him to the two conspicuous paths (of good and evil).

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