Al-Balad
البلد
The City · 20 ayahs
- 1
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
Nay! I swear by this city
- 2
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
– this city wherein you have been rendered violable–
- 3
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
and I swear by the parent and his offspring:
- 4
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
Verily We have created man into toil and hardship.
- 5
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
Does he think that no one can overpower him?
- 6
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
He says: “I have squandered enormous wealth.”
- 7
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Does he believe that none has seen him?
- 8
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
Did We not grant him two eyes,
- 9
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
and a tongue and two lips?
- 10
وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
And did We not show him the two highroads (of good and evil)?