Al-Balad

سُورَةُ البَلَدِ

20 Ayahs 3 Topics Meccan

Topics in this Surah

Confronting man with constant difficulties

Ayah 1 - 4

ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ

I CALL THIS earth to witness --

ﱲ ﱳ ﱴ ﱵ

And you are free to live upon it, --

ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ

And the parent and the offspring,

ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ

That We created man in toil and trouble.

Man's responsibility and clarification of his weakness

Ayah 5 - 20

ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ

Does he think that no one has power over him?

ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ

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

ﲍ ﲎ ﲏ ﲐ ﲑ

Does he think that no one sees him?

ﲓ ﲔ ﲕ ﲖ

Did We not give him two eyes,

ﲘ ﲙ

One tongue, and two lips,

ﲛ ﲜ

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

ﲞ ﲟ ﲠ

But he could not scale the steep ascent.

ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ

How will you comprehend what the Steep ascent is? --

ﲧ ﲨ

To free a neck (from the burden of debt or slavery),

ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ ﲭ ﲮ ﲯ

Or to feed in times of famine

ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ

The orphan near in relationship,

ﲵ ﲶ ﲷ ﲸ

Or the poor in distress;

ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ ﲾ ﲿ ﳀ ﳁ ﳂ

And to be of those who believe, and urge upon one another to persevere, and urge upon each other to be kind.

ﳄ ﳅ ﳆ

They are the people of the right hand (and will succeed).

ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ

But those who deny Our revelations are the people of the left hand:

ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ

The Fire will vault them over.