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Surah The City [Al-Balad] in English
لَاۤ أُقۡسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ﴿1﴾
I swear by yonder city
وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ﴿2﴾
And thou shalt be allowed in yonder city -
وَوَالِدࣲ وَمَا وَلَدَ ﴿3﴾
And by the begetter and that which he begat,
لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ فِی كَبَدٍ ﴿4﴾
Assuredly We have created man in trouble.
أَیَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّن یَقۡدِرَ عَلَیۡهِ أَحَدࣱ ﴿5﴾
Deemest he that none will overpower him?
یَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالࣰا لُّبَدًا ﴿6﴾
He saith: 'I have wasted riches plenteous.
أَیَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّمۡ یَرَهُۥۤ أَحَدٌ ﴿7﴾
Deemest he that none beholdeth him?
أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ عَیۡنَیۡنِ ﴿8﴾
Have We not, made for him two eyes
وَلِسَانࣰا وَشَفَتَیۡنِ ﴿9﴾
And a tongue and two lips,
وَهَدَیۡنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجۡدَیۡنِ ﴿10﴾
And shown Unto him the two highways?
فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ ﴿11﴾
Yet he attempteth not the steep,
وَمَاۤ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ ﴿12﴾
And what shall make thee understand that which the steep is?
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ﴿13﴾
It is freeing the neck,
أَوۡ إِطۡعَـٰمࣱ فِی یَوۡمࣲ ذِی مَسۡغَبَةࣲ ﴿14﴾
Or, feeding, in a day of privation,
یَتِیمࣰا ذَا مَقۡرَبَةٍ ﴿15﴾
An orphan, of kin,
أَوۡ مِسۡكِینࣰا ذَا مَتۡرَبَةࣲ ﴿16﴾
Or a poor man cleaving to the dust.
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوۡا۟ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَتَوَاصَوۡا۟ بِٱلۡمَرۡحَمَةِ ﴿17﴾
Then he became of those who believed and enjoined on each other steadfastness and enjoined on each other compassion.
أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡمَیۡمَنَةِ ﴿18﴾
These are the fellows of the righthand.
وَٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔایَـٰتِنَا هُمۡ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ ﴿19﴾
And those who disbelieve Our signs - they are the fellows of the lefthand.
عَلَیۡهِمۡ نَارࣱ مُّؤۡصَدَةُۢ ﴿20﴾
Over them shall be Fire closing round.