Surah Al-Balad

The text of Surah Al-Balad in Arabic:

1. لا أُقْسِمُ بِهَذَا الْبَلَدِ
2. وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَذَا الْبَلَدِ
3. وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
4. لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ
5. أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
6. يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالا لُّبَدًا
7. أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ
8. أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ
9. وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
10. وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
11. فَلا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ
12. وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ
13. فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
14. أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ
15. يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
16. أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
17. ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ
18. أُوْلَئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ
19. وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ
20. عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ

Translation of Surah Al-Balad in English:

I do not swear by this land,

And you are a resident of this land,

And a parent and what they have begotten.

Indeed, We have created man in toil.

Does he think that no one has power over him?

He says, “I have wasted my wealth lavishly.”

Does he think that no one has seen him?

Have We not made for him two eyes,

A tongue and two lips,

And have We not shown him the two paths?

But he has not attempted the steep path.

And what will make you know what the steep path is?

It is the freeing of a neck,

Or feeding on a day of hunger,

An orphan of near relationship,

Or a needy in misery.

Then he is of those who believe and enjoin patience and enjoin compassion.

Those are the companions of the right.

But those who disbelieve in Our verses, they are the companions of the left.

For them is a fire, closed in.

How to pronounce Surah Al-Balad in English

(for those who can not read the Arabic text but want to do the correct pronunciation)

Laa ‘uqsimu bihaadha al-baladi

Wa ‘anta Hillun bihaadha al-baladi

Wa waalidin wa maa walada

Laqad khalaqna al-‘insaana fee kabadin

AyaHsabu ‘an lan yaqdira ‘alayhi ‘ahadun

Yaqulu ‘ahluktu maala lubadan

AyaHsabu ‘an lam yarahu ‘ahadun

‘Alam naj’al lahu ‘ayneeni

Walisanan wa shafateeni

Wa hadaynaahu al-najdayni

Falaa ‘iqtahama al-‘aqabata

Wa maa ‘adraka ma al-‘aqabatu

Fakku raqabatin

‘Aw ‘it’aaman fee yawmin thi masghabatin

Yateeman thaa maqrabatin

‘Aw miskeenan thaa matrabatin

Thumma kana mina al-ladheena ‘aamanu wa tawaSaw bi al-Sabri wa tawaSaw bi al-marHami

‘Ula’ika ‘aS-Haabu al-maymanati

Wa al-ladheena kafaru bi ‘aayaatina hum ‘aS-Haabu al-mash’amati

‘Alayhim naaru mu’Sadhatun

benefits of Surah Al-Balad

Surah Al-Balad is the 90th chapter of the Quran and is a Makkan surah. It contains 20 verses and is one of the shortest surahs in the Quran.

The benefits of Surah Al-Balad include:

1. It encourages us to be patient and seek Allah’s help in times of difficulty.

2. It teaches us to be thankful to Allah for all the blessings He has bestowed upon us.

3. It reminds us of the consequences of sin and disobedience.

4. It reminds us of the rewards of those who are obedient to Allah.

5. It encourages us to strive for the Hereafter and not to be distracted by the material world.

6. It reminds us of the importance of seeking knowledge and guidance from Allah.

7. It encourages us to be kind and generous to others.

8. It reminds us of the power of Allah and His ability to protect us from harm.

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