Surah Al-Balad
Surah Al-Balad is a Meccan surah of 20 verses, number 35 in the order of revelation. Its full Arabic text (Hafs ʿan ʿĀṣim) is below.
The City — سورة البلد
About the surah
| Number in the Mushaf | 90 |
|---|---|
| Verses | 20 |
| Revealed in | Meccan |
| Order of revelation | 35 |
| Pages (Madinah Mushaf) | 594–594 |
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Arabic text
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ﴿١﴾ وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ﴿٢﴾ وَوَالِدࣲ وَمَا وَلَدَ ﴿٣﴾ لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِي كَبَدٍ ﴿٤﴾ أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ أَحَدࣱ ﴿٥﴾ يَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالࣰا لُّبَدًا ﴿٦﴾ أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّمۡ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ﴿٧﴾ أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ عَيۡنَيۡنِ ﴿٨﴾ وَلِسَانࣰا وَشَفَتَيۡنِ ﴿٩﴾ وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجۡدَيۡنِ ﴿١٠﴾ فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ ﴿١١﴾ وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ ﴿١٢﴾ فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ﴿١٣﴾ أَوۡ إِطۡعَٰمࣱ فِي يَوۡمࣲ ذِي مَسۡغَبَةࣲ ﴿١٤﴾ يَتِيمࣰا ذَا مَقۡرَبَةٍ ﴿١٥﴾ أَوۡ مِسۡكِينࣰا ذَا مَتۡرَبَةࣲ ﴿١٦﴾ ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡمَرۡحَمَةِ ﴿١٧﴾ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ ﴿١٨﴾ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمۡ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ ﴿١٩﴾ عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَارࣱ مُّؤۡصَدَةُۢ ﴿٢٠﴾
Text: King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran (Hafs ʿan ʿĀṣim), quoted verbatim.
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