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Surah Al-Balad

سُورَةُ البَلَدِ

The City · Surah 90 · 20 ayahs · Meccan

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Ayah 90:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

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Ayah 90:2

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

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Ayah 90:3

وَوَالِدٍۢ وَمَا وَلَدَ

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Ayah 90:4

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ

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Ayah 90:5

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌۭ

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Ayah 90:6

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًۭا لُّبَدًا

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Ayah 90:7

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

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Ayah 90:8

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ

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Ayah 90:9

وَلِسَانًۭا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

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Ayah 90:10

وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ

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Ayah 90:11

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ

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Ayah 90:12

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ

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Ayah 90:13

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

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Ayah 90:14

أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌۭ فِى يَوْمٍۢ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍۢ

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Ayah 90:15

يَتِيمًۭا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

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Ayah 90:16

أَوْ مِسْكِينًۭا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍۢ

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Ayah 90:17

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ

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Ayah 90:18

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

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Ayah 90:19

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

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Ayah 90:20

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌۭ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ

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