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About Surah Al-Balad

Surah Al-Balad is surah 90 of 114 in the Quran, classified as Meccan, with 20 ayat. In the 604-page Madani mushaf it begins on page 594. The Arabic text is here with the Saheeh International English translation beside it, and the recitation of Mishary Alafasy follows it word by word, highlighting each word as it is read. The name means "The City".

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ

    I swear by this city [i.e., Makkah] –

    90:1

  2. وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ

    And you, [O Muḥammad], are free of restriction in this city –

    90:2

  3. وَوَالِدٖ وَمَا وَلَدَ

    And [by] the father1924 and that which was born [of him],

    Translator notes (1)
    1. 1924 Said to be Adam (upon him be peace) .
    90:3

  4. لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِي كَبَدٍ

    We have certainly created man into hardship.

    90:4

  5. أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ أَحَدٞ

    Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?

    90:5

  6. يَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالٗا لُّبَدًا

    He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."

    90:6

  7. أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّمۡ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

    Does he think that no one has seen him?

    90:7

  8. أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ عَيۡنَيۡنِ

    Have We not made for him two eyes?

    90:8

  9. وَلِسَانٗا وَشَفَتَيۡنِ

    And a tongue and two lips?

    90:9

  10. وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجۡدَيۡنِ

    And have shown him the two ways?1925

    Translator notes (1)
    1. 1925 Of good and evil.
    90:10

  11. فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ

    But he has not broken through the difficult pass.1926

    Translator notes (1)
    1. 1926 i.e., the steep incline or obstacle. In other words, he has not spent in the cause of Allāh but only boasts of spending in front of others.
    90:11

  12. وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ

    And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?

    90:12

  13. فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

    It is the freeing of a slave

    90:13

  14. أَوۡ إِطۡعَٰمٞ فِي يَوۡمٖ ذِي مَسۡغَبَةٖ

    Or feeding on a day of severe hunger

    90:14

  15. يَتِيمٗا ذَا مَقۡرَبَةٍ

    An orphan of near relationship

    90:15

  16. أَوۡ مِسۡكِينٗا ذَا مَتۡرَبَةٖ

    Or a needy person in misery

    90:16

  17. ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡمَرۡحَمَةِ

    And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.

    90:17

  18. أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ

    Those are the companions of the right.1927

    Translator notes (1)
    1. 1927 Or "the companions of good fortune," i.e., those who receive their records in their right hands and proceed to Paradise.
    90:18

  19. وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمۡ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ

    But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.1928

    Translator notes (1)
    1. 1928 Or "the companions of ill fortune," i.e., those who receive their records in their left hands and proceed to Hell.
    90:19

  20. عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَارٞ مُّؤۡصَدَةُۢ

    Over them will be fire closed in.1929

    Translator notes (1)
    1. 1929 The cover over Hell will be sealed and locked, containing its fire and its inhabitants.
    90:20
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Surah Al-Balad in the mushaf

Revelation
Meccan
Juz
30
Words
82
Madani mushaf (604 pages)
594
IndoPak mushaf (610 pages)
600
Naskh mushaf (612 pages)
601

Questions about Surah Al-Balad

How many ayat does Surah Al-Balad have?

Surah Al-Balad has 20 ayat. It is surah 90 of 114 in the Quran.

Which juz is Surah Al-Balad in?

Surah Al-Balad: juz 30 of 30.

Is Surah Al-Balad Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Al-Balad is classified as Meccan.

What page is Surah Al-Balad on?

Surah Al-Balad in the Madani mushaf (604 pages): 594. In the IndoPak mushaf (610 pages): 600. In the Naskh mushaf (612 pages): 601.

How many words does Surah Al-Balad have?

Surah Al-Balad: 82 words, counted from the Uthmani text this site reads.

How many Arabic letters does Surah Al-Balad have?

Surah Al-Balad: 338 letters, counted from the same Uthmani text, without the vowel marks.

Where does Surah Al-Balad come in the Quran?

Surah Al-Balad runs from ayah 6,024 to ayah 6,043 of the 6,236 ayat in the Quran.

Does Surah Al-Balad have a sajdah ayah?

No. Surah Al-Balad carries no sajdah mark in the Madinah mushaf; 14 of the 114 surahs do.

Can I listen to Surah Al-Balad?

Yes. All 20 ayat of Surah Al-Balad play here ayah by ayah, in the recitation of any of 43 reciters, free and with no sign-up.

Which Arabic text is used for Surah Al-Balad?

The Uthmanic Hafs text of the King Fahd Complex, set in the Complex’s own KFGQPC Uthmanic Hafs V22 face. Every count on this page, including the 20 ayat and 82 words, is generated from that same text.

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