The City
سورة البلد
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
90:1
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لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ١
I do swear by this city ˹of Mecca˺—
90:2
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وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ٢
even though you ˹O Prophet˺ are subject to abuse in this city—
90:3
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وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ٣
and by every parent and ˹their˺ child!
90:4
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لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ٤
Indeed, We have created humankind in ˹constant˺ struggle.
90:5
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أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ٥
Do they think that no one has power over them
90:6
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يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا٦
boasting, “I have wasted enormous wealth!”?
90:7
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أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ٧
Do they think that no one sees them?
90:8
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أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ٨
Have We not given them two eyes
90:9
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وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ٩
a tongue, and two lips;
90:10
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وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ١٠
and shown them the two ways ˹of right and wrong˺?
90:11
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فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ١١
If only they had attempted the challenging path ˹of goodness instead˺!
90:12
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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ١٢
And what will make you realize what ˹attempting˺ the challenging path is?
90:13
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فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ١٣
It is to free a slave
90:14
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أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ١٤
or to give food in times of famine
90:15
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يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ١٥
to an orphaned relative
90:16
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أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ١٦
or to a poor person in distress
90:17
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ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ١٧
and—above all—to be one of those who have faith and urge each other to perseverance and urge each other to compassion.
90:18
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ١٨
These are the people of the right.
90:19
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وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ١٩
As for those who deny Our signs, they are the people of the left.
90:20
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عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ٢٠
The Fire will be sealed over them.