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English - Chapter 90 - Al-Balad

Translation by Talal Itani — Permalink

Verse 1 — Surah Al-Balad 90:1

I swear by this land

Verse 2 — Surah Al-Balad 90:2

And you are a resident of this land

Verse 3 — Surah Al-Balad 90:3

And by a father and what he fathered

Verse 4 — Surah Al-Balad 90:4

We created man in distress

Verse 5 — Surah Al-Balad 90:5

Does he think that no one has power over him

Verse 6 — Surah Al-Balad 90:6

He says, “I have used up so much money.”

Verse 7 — Surah Al-Balad 90:7

Does he think that no one sees him

Verse 8 — Surah Al-Balad 90:8

Did We not give him two eyes

Verse 9 — Surah Al-Balad 90:9

And a tongue, and two lips

Verse 10 — Surah Al-Balad 90:10

And We showed him the two ways

Verse 11 — Surah Al-Balad 90:11

But he did not brave the ascent

Verse 12 — Surah Al-Balad 90:12

And what will explain to you what the ascent is

Verse 13 — Surah Al-Balad 90:13

The freeing of a slave

Verse 14 — Surah Al-Balad 90:14

Or the feeding on a day of hunger

Verse 15 — Surah Al-Balad 90:15

An orphan near of kin

Verse 16 — Surah Al-Balad 90:16

Or a destitute in the dust

Verse 17 — Surah Al-Balad 90:17

Then he becomes of those who believe, and advise one another to patience, and advise one another to kindness

Verse 18 — Surah Al-Balad 90:18

These are the people of happiness

Verse 19 — Surah Al-Balad 90:19

But as for those who defy Our revelations—these are the people of misery

Verse 20 — Surah Al-Balad 90:20

Upon them is a padlocked Fire