البلد — Surah Al-Balad

Surah Al-Balad means “The City”. It is chapter 90 of the Quran and contains 20 ayahs. The chapter is classified as Makki, associated with the period before the Hijrah in this website’s Quran data. This broad classification does not identify a specific occasion of revelation for every verse. Read the Arabic alongside the Urdu and English translation, then listen at your own pace.

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Arabic Text and Translation

90:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

ہمیں اس شہر (مکہ) کی قسم

I swear by this city, Makkah

90:2

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

اور تم اسی شہر میں تو رہتے ہو

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

90:3

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

اور باپ (یعنی آدم) اور اس کی اولاد کی قسم

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

90:4

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ

کہ ہم نے انسان کو تکلیف (کی حالت) میں (رہنے والا) بنایا ہے

We have certainly created man into hardship

90:5

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

کیا وہ خیال رکھتا ہے کہ اس پر کوئی قابو نہ پائے گا

Does he think that never will anyone overcome him

90:6

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

کہتا ہے کہ میں نے بہت سا مال برباد کیا

He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance

90:7

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

کیا اسے یہ گمان ہے کہ اس کو کسی نے دیکھا نہیں

Does he think that no one has seen him

90:8

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ

بھلا ہم نےاس کو دو آنکھیں نہیں دیں؟

Have We not made for him two eyes

90:9

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

اور زبان اور دو ہونٹ (نہیں دیئے)

And a tongue and two lips

90:10

وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ

(یہ چیزیں بھی دیں) اور اس کو (خیر و شر کے) دونوں رستے بھی دکھا دیئے

And have shown him the two ways

90:11

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ

مگر وہ گھاٹی پر سے ہو کر نہ گزرا

But he has not broken through the difficult pass

90:12

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ

اور تم کیا سمجھے کہ گھاٹی کیا ہے؟

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

90:13

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

کسی (کی) گردن کا چھڑانا

It is the freeing of a slave

90:14

أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ

یا بھوک کے دن کھانا کھلانا

Or feeding on a day of severe hunger

90:15

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

یتیم رشتہ دار کو

An orphan of near relationship

90:16

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

یا فقیر خاکسار کو

Or a needy person in misery

90:17

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ

پھر ان لوگوں میں بھی (داخل) ہو جو ایمان لائے اور صبر کی نصیحت اور (لوگوں پر) شفقت کرنے کی وصیت کرتے رہے

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

90:18

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

یہی لوگ صاحب سعادت ہیں

Those are the companions of the right

90:19

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

اور جنہوں نے ہماری آیتوں کو نہ مانا وہ بدبخت ہیں

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

90:20

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ

یہ لوگ آگ میں بند کر دیئے جائیں گے

Over them will be fire closed in

Fazilat / Virtues

Read this chapter as part of your study and recitation of the Quran. A verified, chapter-specific hadith reference has not yet been added here. No particular reward, fixed repetition count or protection claim is asserted on this page. For explanation of the verses and their context, consult a reliable tafsir and a qualified teacher.

FAQ

How many ayahs are in Surah Al-Balad?

Surah Al-Balad is chapter 90 of the Quran and contains 20 ayahs.

What does Al-Balad mean?

The chapter name is translated as “The City” in the Quran data used on this website.

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