90
Al-Balad
The Town
Sura Name
Total verses: 20 Revelation Overall= 35
Sequentially Un-Initialed Sura: 61 Revelation Order Un-Initialed Sura: 33
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of God, The All Gracious, The All Merciful
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لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ١
[90:1] I swear by this town-
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وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ٢
[90:2] -and you, a resident of this town,-
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وَوَالِدٍۢ وَمَا وَلَدَ٣
[90:3] -and the parent and child.
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لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ٤
[90:4] We have certainly created the human being to go through hardship.
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أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌۭ٥
[90:5] Does he think that no one has any power over him?
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يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًۭا لُّبَدًا٦
[90:6] He boasts that I have spent so much money.
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أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ٧
[90:7] Does he think that no one can see him?
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أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ٨
[90:8] Did We not create for him two eyes-
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وَلِسَانًۭا وَشَفَتَيْنِ٩
[90:9] -and a tongue, and two lips-
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وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ١٠
[90:10] -and showed him the two paths?
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فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ١١
[90:11] He should therefore choose the difficult one.
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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ١٢
[90:12] And do you know what the difficult one is?
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فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ١٣
[90:13] Freeing the slaves.
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أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌۭ فِى يَوْمٍۢ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍۢ١٤
[90:14] Or feeding someone even during hard times,-
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يَتِيمًۭا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ١٥
[90:15] -a fatherless who is close by,-
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أَوْ مِسْكِينًۭا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍۢ١٦
[90:16] -or a needy who is homeless,-
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ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ١٧
[90:17] then if he is one of those who had attained faith, and enjoins others to patience, and enjoins others to kindness,-
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أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ١٨
[90:18] -these will be the dwellers of the bliss.
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وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ١٩
[90:19] As for those who reject Our signs, they will be the dwellers of misery.
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عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌۭ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ٢٠
[90:20] They will be surrounded by Fire.