البلد

Al-Balad

The City

Revelation

Meccan

Verses

20 verses

Ruku

1 ruku

Order of revelation

35th revealed

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

   Pickthall

   Nay, I swear by this city -

2. 2

   وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

   Pickthall

   And thou art an indweller of this city -

3. 3

   وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

   Pickthall

   And the begetter and that which he begat,

4. 4

   لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ

   Pickthall

   We verily have created man in an atmosphere:

5. 5

   أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

   Pickthall

   Thinketh he that none hath power over him?

6. 6

   يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

   Pickthall

   And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:

7. 7

   أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

   Pickthall

   Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?

8. 8

   أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ

   Pickthall

   Did We not assign unto him two eyes

9. 9

   وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

   Pickthall

   And a tongue and two lips,

10. 10

    وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ

    Pickthall

    And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways?

11. 11

    فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ

    Pickthall

    But he hath not attempted the Ascent -

12. 12

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ

    Pickthall

    Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -

13. 13

    فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

    Pickthall

    (It is) to free a slave,

14. 14

    أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ

    Pickthall

    And to feed in the day of hunger.

15. 15

    يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

    Pickthall

    An orphan near of kin,

16. 16

    أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

    Pickthall

    Or some poor wretch in misery,

17. 17

    ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ

    Pickthall

    And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.

18. 18

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

    Pickthall

    Their place will be on the right hand.

19. 19

    وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

    Pickthall

    But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.

20. 20

    عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ

    Pickthall

    Fire will be an awning over them.

About Surah Al-Balad

Also written Balad

Surah Al-Balad is the 90th surah of the Quran: a Makki surah of 20 verses in para 30.

It says man was created into toil (90:4), asks whether he thinks no one sees him (90:7), and describes the steep path: freeing a slave, or feeding on a day of hunger an orphan relative or a needy person in the dust (90:11–16).

What is the meaning of Surah Al-Balad?

Al-Balad means “the City”, Mecca, by which it opens with an oath (90:1).

How many verses are in Surah Al-Balad?

Surah Al-Balad has 20 verses (ayat) in 1 ruku.

Is Surah Al-Balad Makki or Madani?

It is a Makki (Meccan) surah, revealed in Mecca before the Hijrah. It was the 35th surah to be revealed.

Which para is Surah Al-Balad in?

It is in para (juz) 30 of the Quran, Juz ‘Amma.

Can I read Surah Al-Balad with transliteration?

Yes. Open Display (the sliders icon above the verses) and turn on Transliteration to show the Arabic in Latin letters beneath each verse, or Word by word for the meaning of every word. The tafsir (commentary) of any verse opens from the book icon beside it.