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Al-Balad

Meccan 20 Ayahs Juz 1
البلد
Bismillah
بِسْمِ In (the) name bis'mi
In (the) name ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah l-lahi
(of) Allah ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ the Most Gracious l-raḥmāni
the Most Gracious ٱلرَّحِيمِ the Most Merciful l-raḥīmi
the Most Merciful
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
90:1
لَآ Nay lā
Nay أُقْسِمُ I swear uq'simu
I swear بِهَـٰذَا by this bihādhā
by this ٱلْبَلَدِ city l-baladi
city ١ (1)
(1)
I swear by this city [i.e., Makkah]
90:2
وَأَنتَ And you wa-anta
And you حِلٌّۢ (are) free (to dwell) ḥillun
(are) free (to dwell) بِهَـٰذَا in this bihādhā
in this ٱلْبَلَدِ city l-baladi
city ٢ (2)
(2)
And you, [O Muḥammad], are free of restriction in this city
90:3
وَوَالِدٍۢ And the begetter wawālidin
And the begetter وَمَا and what wamā
and what وَلَدَ he begot walada
he begot ٣ (3)
(3)
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
90:4
لَقَدْ Certainly laqad
Certainly خَلَقْنَا We have created khalaqnā
We have created ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ man l-insāna
man فِى (to be) in fī
(to be) in كَبَدٍ hardship kabadin
hardship ٤ (4)
(4)
We have certainly created man into hardship.
90:5
أَيَحْسَبُ Does he think ayaḥsabu
Does he think أَن that an
that لَّن not lan
not يَقْدِرَ has power yaqdira
has power عَلَيْهِ over him ʿalayhi
over him أَحَدٌۭ anyone aḥadun
anyone ٥ (5)
(5)
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
90:6
يَقُولُ He will say yaqūlu
He will say أَهْلَكْتُ I have squandered ahlaktu
I have squandered مَالًۭا wealth mālan
wealth لُّبَدًا abundant lubadan
abundant ٦ (6)
(6)
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
90:7
أَيَحْسَبُ Does he think ayaḥsabu
Does he think أَن that an
that لَّمْ not lam
not يَرَهُۥٓ sees him yarahu
sees him أَحَدٌ anyone aḥadun
anyone ٧ (7)
(7)
Does he think that no one has seen him?
90:8
أَلَمْ Have not alam
Have not نَجْعَل We made najʿal
We made لَّهُۥ for him lahu
for him عَيْنَيْنِ two eyes ʿaynayni
two eyes ٨ (8)
(8)
Have We not made for him two eyes?
90:9
وَلِسَانًۭا And a tongue walisānan
And a tongue وَشَفَتَيْنِ and two lips washafatayni
and two lips ٩ (9)
(9)
And a tongue and two lips?
90:10
وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ And shown him wahadaynāhu
And shown him ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ the two ways l-najdayni
the two ways ١٠ (10)
(10)
And have shown him the two ways?
90:11
فَلَا But not falā
But not ٱقْتَحَمَ he has attempted iq'taḥama
he has attempted ٱلْعَقَبَةَ the steep path l-ʿaqabata
the steep path ١١ (11)
(11)
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
90:12
وَمَآ And what wamā
And what أَدْرَىٰكَ can make you know adrāka
can make you know مَا what mā
what ٱلْعَقَبَةُ the steep path (is) l-ʿaqabatu
the steep path (is) ١٢ (12)
(12)
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
90:13
فَكُّ (It is) freeing fakku
(It is) freeing رَقَبَةٍ a neck raqabatin
a neck ١٣ (13)
(13)
It is the freeing of a slave
90:14
أَوْ Or aw
Or إِطْعَـٰمٌۭ feeding iṭ'ʿāmun
feeding فِى in fī
in يَوْمٍۢ a day yawmin
a day ذِى of dhī
of مَسْغَبَةٍۢ severe hunger masghabatin
severe hunger ١٤ (14)
(14)
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
90:15
يَتِيمًۭا An orphan yatīman
An orphan ذَا of dhā
of مَقْرَبَةٍ near relationship maqrabatin
near relationship ١٥ (15)
(15)
An orphan of near relationship
90:16
أَوْ Or aw
Or مِسْكِينًۭا a needy person mis'kīnan
a needy person ذَا in dhā
in مَتْرَبَةٍۢ misery matrabatin
misery ١٦ (16)
(16)
Or a needy person in misery
90:17
ثُمَّ Then thumma
Then كَانَ he is kāna
he is مِنَ of mina
of ٱلَّذِينَ those who alladhīna
those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe āmanū
believe وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ and enjoin (each other) watawāṣaw
and enjoin (each other) بِٱلصَّبْرِ to patience bil-ṣabri
to patience وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ and enjoin (each other) watawāṣaw
and enjoin (each other) بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ to compassion bil-marḥamati
to compassion ١٧ (17)
(17)
And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
90:18
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ulāika
Those أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions aṣḥābu
(are the) companions ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ (of) the right (hand) l-maymanati
(of) the right (hand) ١٨ (18)
(18)
Those are the companions of the right.
90:19
وَٱلَّذِينَ But those who wa-alladhīna
But those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve kafarū
disbelieve بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا in Our Verses biāyātinā
in Our Verses هُمْ they hum
they أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions aṣḥābu
(are the) companions ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ (of) the left (hand) l-mashamati
(of) the left (hand) ١٩ (19)
(19)
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
90:20
عَلَيْهِمْ Over them ʿalayhim
Over them نَارٌۭ (will be the) Fire nārun
(will be the) Fire مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ closed in mu'ṣadatun
closed in ٢٠ (20)
(20)
Over them will be fire closed in.