Al-Balad (The City) - سورة البلد

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

    لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

    I solemnly swear by this town.

    وَأَنْتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ (۲)

    The town where you live.

    وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ (۳)

    The begetting and the begotten.

    لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ (٤)

    We created the human being to work hard (to redeem himself).

    أَيَحْسَبُ أَنْ لَنْ يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ (۵)

    Does he think that no one will ever call him to account?

    يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُبَدًا (٦)

    He boasts, "I spent so much money!"

    أَيَحْسَبُ أَنْ لَمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ (۷)

    Does he think that no one sees him?

    أَلَمْ نَجْعَلْ لَهُ عَيْنَيْنِ (۸)

    Did we not give him two eyes?

    وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ (۹)

    A tongue and two lips?

    وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ (۱۰)

    Did we not show him the two paths?

    فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ (۱۱)

    He should choose the difficult path.

    وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ (۱۲)

    Which one is the difficult path?

    فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ (۱۳)

    The freeing of slaves.

    أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ (۱٤)

    Feeding, during the time of hardship.

    يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ (۱۵)

    Orphans who are related.

    أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ (۱٦)

    Or the poor who is in need.

    ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ (۱۷)

    And being one of those who believe, and exhorting one another to be steadfast, and exhorting one another to be kind.

    أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ (۱۸)

    These have deserved happiness.

    وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ (۱۹)

    As for those who disbelieved in our revelations, they have incurred misery.

    عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُؤْصَدَةٌ (۲۰)

    They will be confined in the Hellfire.

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