Al-Balad (ٱلْبَلَد)

٩٠ - ٱلْبَلَد

90 - Al-Balad

لَاۗ اُقْسِمُ بِہٰذَا الْبَلَدِ۝۱ۙ
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi

English

Ahmed Ali

I CALL THIS earth to witness --

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وَاَنْتَ حِـلٌّۢ بِہٰذَا الْبَلَدِ۝۲ۙ
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi

English

Ahmed Ali

And you are free to live upon it, --

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وَوَالِدٍ وَّمَا وَلَدَ۝۳ۙ
Wawalidin wama walada

English

Ahmed Ali

And the parent and the offspring,

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لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ فِيْ كَبَدٍ۝۴ۭ
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin

English

Ahmed Ali

That We created man in toil and trouble.

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اَيَحْسَبُ اَنْ لَّنْ يَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْہِ اَحَدٌ۝۵ۘ
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun

English

Ahmed Ali

Does he think that no one has power over him?

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يَقُوْلُ اَہْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا۝۶ۭ
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan

English

Ahmed Ali

He says: "I have wasted a great deal of wealth."

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اَيَحْسَبُ اَنْ لَّمْ يَرَہٗۗ اَحَدٌ۝۷ۭ
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun

English

Ahmed Ali

Does he think that no one sees him?

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اَلَمْ نَجْعَلْ لَّہٗ عَيْنَيْنِ۝۸ۙ
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni

English

Ahmed Ali

Did We not give him two eyes,

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وَلِسَانًا وَّشَفَتَيْنِ۝۹ۙ
Walisanan washafatayni

English

Ahmed Ali

One tongue, and two lips,

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وَہَدَيْنٰہُ النَّجْدَيْنِ۝۱۰ۚ
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni

English

Ahmed Ali

And showed him two highways (of good and evil)?

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