Surah Al-Balad

Verse 90:1

لَاۤ اُقْسِمُ بِهٰذَا الْبَلَدِ ۟ۙ

Laaa ʹuq̣simu bihaaẓal Balad;

I do swear by this city ˹of Mecca˺—

Verse 90:2

وَاَنْتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهٰذَا الْبَلَدِ ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹañta ḥillum bihaaẓal Balad;

even though you ˹O Prophet˺ are subject to abuse in this city—

Verse 90:3

وَوَالِدٍ وَّمَا وَلَدَ ۟ۙ

Wa-Waalidiñw Wamaa Walad;

and by every parent and ˹their˺ child!

Verse 90:4

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ فِیْ كَبَدٍ ۟ؕ

Laq̣ad khalaq̣nal ʹiñsaana fee kabad.

Indeed, We have created humankind in ˹constant˺ struggle.

Verse 90:5

اَیَحْسَبُ اَنْ لَّنْ یَّقْدِرَ عَلَیْهِ اَحَدٌ ۟ۘ

ʹAyaḥsabu ʹal lañy yaq̣dira ʻalayhi ʹaḥad?

Do they think that no one has power over them,

Verse 90:6

یَقُوْلُ اَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا ۟ؕ

Yaq̣oolu ʹahlaktu maalal lubadaa!

boasting, “I have wasted enormous wealth!”?

Verse 90:7

اَیَحْسَبُ اَنْ لَّمْ یَرَهٗۤ اَحَدٌ ۟ؕ

ʹAyaḥsabu ʹal lam yarahooo ʹaḥad?

Do they think that no one sees them?

Verse 90:8

اَلَمْ نَجْعَلْ لَّهٗ عَیْنَیْنِ ۟ۙ

ʹAlam najʻal lahoo ʻaynayn?―

Have We not given them two eyes,

Verse 90:9

وَلِسَانًا وَّشَفَتَیْنِ ۟ۙ

Wa-lisaanañw Washafatayn?―

a tongue, and two lips;

Verse 90:10

وَهَدَیْنٰهُ النَّجْدَیْنِ ۟ۚ

Wa-hadaynaahun najdayn?

and shown them the two ways ˹of right and wrong˺?

Verse 90:11

فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ ۟ؗۖ

Falaq̣ taḥamal ʻaq̣abah.

If only they had attempted the challenging path ˹of goodness instead˺!

Verse 90:12

وَمَاۤ اَدْرٰىكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ ۟ؕ

Wa-maaa ʹadraaka mal ʻaq̣abah?―

And what will make you realize what ˹attempting˺ the challenging path is?

Verse 90:13

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ۟ۙ

Fakku raq̣abah.

It is to free a slave,

Verse 90:14

اَوْ اِطْعٰمٌ فِیْ یَوْمٍ ذِیْ مَسْغَبَةٍ ۟ۙ

ʹAw ʹiṭʻaamuñ fee yawmiñ ẓee masg̣abah,

or to give food in times of famine

Verse 90:15

یَّتِیْمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ ۟ۙ

Yateemañ ẓaa maq̣rabah,

to an orphaned relative

Verse 90:16

اَوْ مِسْكِیْنًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ ۟ؕ

ʹAw miskeenañ ẓaa matrabah.

or to a poor person in distress,

Verse 90:17

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ ۟ؕ

S̤umma kaana minal laẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-tawaaṣaw biṣṣabri wa-tawaaṣaw bil-Marḥamah.

and—above all—to be one of those who have faith and urge each other to perseverance and urge each other to compassion.

Verse 90:18

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ اَصْحٰبُ الْمَیْمَنَةِ ۟ؕ

ʹUlaaaʹika ʹAṣḥaabul Maymanah.

These are the people of the right.

Verse 90:19

وَالَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِاٰیٰتِنَا هُمْ اَصْحٰبُ الْمَشْـَٔمَةِ ۟ؕ

Wallaẓeena kafaroo biʹAayaatinaa hum ʹAṣḥaabul mashʹamah.

As for those who deny Our signs, they are the people of the left.

Verse 90:20

عَلَیْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ ۟۠

ʻAlayhim Naarum muʹṣadah.

The Fire will be sealed over them.