90.

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ِ‫بِسْمِ الِ الرّحْمنِ الرّحِيم‬ In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ِ‫لَ ُأقْسِمُ بِهَذَا ا ْلبَلَد‬ [90:1] Nay! I swear by this city.

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ِ‫ل بِهَذَا ا ْلبَلَد‬ ّ ِ‫َوأَنتَ ح‬ [90:2] And you shall be made free from obligation in this city--

Surah al-Balad (The City)

َ‫وَوَالِدٍ َومَا وَلَد‬ [90:3] And the begetter and whom he begot.

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ٍ‫ن فِي َكبَد‬ َ ‫خلَقْنَا الِْنسَا‬ َ ْ‫لَقَد‬ [90:4] Certainly We have created man to be in distress.

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ٌ‫سبُ أَن لّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْ ِه أَحَد‬ َ ْ‫َأيَح‬ [90:5] Does he think that no one has power over him?

Surah al-Balad (The City)

‫ت مَالً لّبَدًا‬ ُ ‫يَقُولُ أَ ْهلَ ْك‬ [90:6] He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ٌ‫سبُ أَن لّ ْم يَرَهُ أَحَد‬ َ ْ‫َأيَح‬ [90:7] Does he think that no one sees him?

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ِ‫عيْنَيْن‬ َ ُ‫أَلَ ْم نَجْعَل لّه‬ [90:8] Have We not given him two eyes,

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ِ‫وَلِسَانًا وَشَ َفتَيْن‬ [90:9] And a tongue and two lips,

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ِ‫وَهَدَ ْينَاهُ النّجْدَيْن‬ [90:10] And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?

Surah al-Balad (The City)

َ‫فَلَ اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَة‬ [90:11] But he would not attempt the uphill road,

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ُ‫ك مَا الْعَ َقبَة‬ َ ‫وَمَا أَدْرَا‬ [90:12] And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ٍ‫فَكّ َرقَبَة‬ [90:13] (It is) the setting free of a slave,

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ٍ‫طعَا ٌم فِي َيوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَة‬ ْ ِ‫أَ ْو إ‬ [90:14] Or the giving of food in a day of hunger

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ٍ‫يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْ َربَة‬ [90:15] To an orphan, having relationship,

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ٍ‫أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا َمتْرَبَة‬ [90:16] Or to the poor man lying in the dust.

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ِ‫صوْا بِالصّبْر‬ َ ‫ن آ َمنُوا وَ َتوَا‬ َ ‫ن الّذِي‬ َ ِ‫ثُمّ كَانَ م‬ ِ‫َوتَوَاصَوْا بِا ْلمَرْحَمَة‬ [90:17] Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ِ‫أُ ْولَئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْ َميْمَنَة‬ [90:18] These are the people of the right hand.

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ِ‫ب ا ْلمَشْأَمَة‬ ُ ‫وَالّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَا ِتنَا هُ ْم َأصْحَا‬ [90:19] And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.

Surah al-Balad (The City)

ٌ‫علَيْهِ ْم نَا ٌر مّؤْصَ َدة‬ َ [90:20] On them is fire closed over.