90:1
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ١
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I swear by this city, Makkah -
90
Surah Al Balad
Read and explore Surah Al-Balad (The City), the 90th chapter of the Holy Quran. Revealed in Makkah, this 20-ayah Surah reminds us that life is a test filled with effort and choice. Read the Arabic text with English translation, understand the Surah meaning, listen to Quran recitation, and learn its Islamic guidance about faith, charity, patience, and mercy.
90:2
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ٢
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And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
90:3
وَوَالِدٍۢ وَمَا وَلَدَ ٣
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And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
90:4
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ ٤
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We have certainly created man into hardship.
90:5
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌۭ ٥
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Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
90:6
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًۭا لُّبَدًا ٦
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He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
90:7
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ٧
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Does he think that no one has seen him?
90:8
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ ٨
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Have We not made for him two eyes?
90:9
وَلِسَانًۭا وَشَفَتَيْنِ ٩
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And a tongue and two lips?
90:10
وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ ١٠
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And have shown him the two ways?