Surah Al-Balad

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

Nay! I swear by this city.

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

And you shall be made free from obligation in this city--

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

And the begetter and whom he begot.

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ

Certainly We have created man to be in distress.

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Does he think that no one has power over him?

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

Does he think that no one sees him?

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ

Have We not given him two eyes,

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

And a tongue and two lips,

وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ

And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ

But he would not attempt the uphill road,

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ

And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

(It is) the setting free of a slave,

أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ

Or the giving of food in a day of hunger

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

To an orphan, having relationship,

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

Or to the poor man lying in the dust.

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ

Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

These are the people of the right hand.

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ

On them is fire closed over.