Surah Al-Balad (The City)

Listen

English - Yusuf Ali

Surah Al-Balad (The City) - Aya count 20

لَاۤ أُقۡسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ﴿١﴾

I do call to witness this City;-

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ﴿٢﴾

And thou art a freeman of this City;-

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَوَالِدࣲ وَمَا وَلَدَ ﴿٣﴾

And (the mystic ties of) parent and child;-

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ فِی كَبَدٍ ﴿٤﴾

Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَیَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّن یَقۡدِرَ عَلَیۡهِ أَحَدࣱ ﴿٥﴾

Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

یَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالࣰا لُّبَدًا ﴿٦﴾

He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَیَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّمۡ یَرَهُۥۤ أَحَدٌ ﴿٧﴾

Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ عَیۡنَیۡنِ ﴿٨﴾

Have We not made for him a pair of eyes?-

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلِسَانࣰا وَشَفَتَیۡنِ ﴿٩﴾

And a tongue, and a pair of lips?-

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَهَدَیۡنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجۡدَیۡنِ ﴿١٠﴾

And shown him the two highways?

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ ﴿١١﴾

But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَمَاۤ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ ﴿١٢﴾

And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?-

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ﴿١٣﴾

(It is:) freeing the bondman;

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَوۡ إِطۡعَـٰمࣱ فِی یَوۡمࣲ ذِی مَسۡغَبَةࣲ ﴿١٤﴾

Or the giving of food in a day of privation

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

یَتِیمࣰا ذَا مَقۡرَبَةٍ ﴿١٥﴾

To the orphan with claims of relationship,

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَوۡ مِسۡكِینࣰا ذَا مَتۡرَبَةࣲ ﴿١٦﴾

Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡمَرۡحَمَةِ ﴿١٧﴾

Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self-restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أُوْلَـٰۤىِٕكَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡمَیۡمَنَةِ ﴿١٨﴾

Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔایَـٰتِنَا هُمۡ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ ﴿١٩﴾

But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

عَلَیۡهِمۡ نَارࣱ مُّؤۡصَدَةُۢ ﴿٢٠﴾

On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an: