Al-Balad

Quran Text — Al-Balad

90:1 Nay, I swear by this city.

90:2 And you are a dweller in this city.

90:3 And by a parent and what he fathered.

90:4 We created man in struggle.

90:5 Does he think that no one can overpower him?

90:6 He boasts, “I have squandered a great wealth.”

90:7 Does he think that none sees him?

90:8 Didn’t We give him two eyes?

90:9 And a tongue and two lips?

90:10 And We guided him to the two diverging ways?

90:11 Yet he didn’t attempt the Ascent.

90:12 And what will make you comprehend what theAscent is?

90:13 It is the freeing of a slave.

90:14 Or providing food on a day of widespread hunger.

90:15 To a related orphan.

90:16 Or to a destitute in misery.

90:17 Then, he becomes of those who believe and advise one another to patience and compassion.

90:18 These are the companions of happiness.

90:19 However, those who deny Our revelations are the companions of misery.

90:20 Upon them is a Sealed Fire.