Surah Al-Balad The City

۞ لَاۤ laa

أُقۡسِمُ Auqsimu

بِهَـٰذَا bihaadha

ٱلۡبَلَدِ  Albaladi

١

90:1   Nay! I swear by this city,

وَأَنتَ waAnta

حِلُّۢ hillu

بِهَـٰذَا bihaadha

ٱلۡبَلَدِ  Albaladi

٢

90:2   And you (are) free (to dwell) in this city.

وَوَالِدࣲ wawalid

وَمَا wama

وَلَدَ  walada

٣

90:3   And the begetter and what he begot.

لَقَدۡ laqad

خَلَقۡنَا khalaqna

ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ AlInsaana

فِی fi

كَبَدٍ  kabadin

٤

90:4   Certainly, We have created man (to be) in hardship.

أَیَحۡسَبُ Ayahsabu

أَن An

لَّن llan

یَقۡدِرَ yaqdira

عَلَیۡهِ 'alayhi

أَحَدࣱ  Ahad

٥

90:5   Does he think that not has power over him anyone?

یَقُولُ yaqulu

أَهۡلَكۡتُ Ahlaktu

مَالࣰا mala

لُّبَدًا  llubadana

٦

90:6   He will say, "I have squandered wealth abundant."

أَیَحۡسَبُ Ayahsabu

أَن An

لَّمۡ llam

یَرَهُۥۤ yarahu

أَحَدٌ  Ahadun

٧

90:7   Does he think that not sees him anyone?

أَلَمۡ Alam

نَجۡعَل naj'al

لَّهُۥ llahu

عَیۡنَیۡنِ  'aynayni

٨

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

وَلِسَانࣰا walisana

وَشَفَتَیۡنِ  washafatayni

٩

90:9   And a tongue, and two lips?

وَهَدَیۡنَـٰهُ wahadaynaahu

ٱلنَّجۡدَیۡنِ  Annajdayni

١٠

90:10   And shown him the two ways?

فَلَا fala

ٱقۡتَحَمَ Iqtahama

ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ  Al'aqabaha

١١

90:11   But not he has attempted the steep path.

وَمَاۤ wamaa

أَدۡرَىٰكَ Adraaka

مَا ma

ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ  Al'aqabahu

١٢

90:12   And what can make you know what the steep path (is)?

فَكُّ fakku

رَقَبَةٍ  raqabahin

١٣

90:13   (It is) freeing a neck,

أَوۡ Aw

إِطۡعَـٰمࣱ It'aam

فِی fi

یَوۡمࣲ yawm

ذِی dhi

مَسۡغَبَةࣲ  masghabah

١٤

90:14   Or feeding in a day of severe hunger.

یَتِیمࣰا yatima

ذَا dha

مَقۡرَبَةٍ  maqrabahin

١٥

90:15   An orphan of near relationship,

أَوۡ Aw

مِسۡكِینࣰا miskina

ذَا dha

مَتۡرَبَةࣲ  matrabah

١٦

90:16   Or a needy person in misery,

ثُمَّ thumma

كَانَ kana

مِنَ mina

ٱلَّذِینَ Alladhina

ءَامَنُوا۟ 'amanua

وَتَوَاصَوۡا۟ watawasawa

بِٱلصَّبۡرِ biAssabri

وَتَوَاصَوۡا۟ watawasawa

بِٱلۡمَرۡحَمَةِ  biAlmarhamahi

١٧

90:17   Then he is of those who believe and enjoin (each other) to patience, and enjoin (each other) to compassion.

أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ Aulaaika

أَصۡحَـٰبُ Ashaabu

ٱلۡمَیۡمَنَةِ  Almaymanahi

١٨

90:18   Those (are the) companions (of) the right (hand)

وَٱلَّذِینَ waAlladhina

كَفَرُوا۟ kafarua

بِءَایَـٰتِنَا bi'ayaatina

هُمۡ hum

أَصۡحَـٰبُ Ashaabu

ٱلۡمَشۡءَمَةِ  Almash'amahi

١٩

90:19   But those who disbelieve in Our Verses, they (are the) companions (of) the left (hand).

عَلَیۡهِمۡ 'alayhim

نَارࣱ nar

مُّؤۡصَدَةُۢ  mmuusadahu

٢٠

90:20   Over them, (will be the) Fire closed in.