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Al-Balad
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The City
090
In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
90:1
لا اقسم بهاذا البلد ١
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ١
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ﭳ
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I do swear by this city ˹of Mecca˺—
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90:2
وانت حل بهاذا البلد ٢
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ٢
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ﭸ
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even though you ˹O Prophet˺ are subject to abuse in this city—
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90:3
ووالد وما ولد ٣
وَوَالِدٍۢ وَمَا وَلَدَ ٣
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ﭿ
and by every parent and ˹their˺ child!
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90:4
لقد خلقنا الانسان في كبد ٤
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ ٤
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Indeed, We have created humankind in ˹constant˺ struggle.
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90:5
ايحسب ان لن يقدر عليه احد ٥
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌۭ ٥
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Do they think that no one has power over them,
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90:6
يقول اهلكت مالا لبدا ٦
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًۭا لُّبَدًا ٦
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boasting, “I have wasted enormous wealth!”?
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90:7
ايحسب ان لم يره احد ٧
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ٧
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Do they think that no one sees them?
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90:8
الم نجعل له عينين ٨
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ ٨
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ﮙ
ﮚ
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Have We not given them two eyes,
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90:9
ولسانا وشفتين ٩
وَلِسَانًۭا وَشَفَتَيْنِ ٩
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ﮞ
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a tongue, and two lips;
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90:10
وهديناه النجدين ١٠
وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ ١٠
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and shown them the two ways ˹of right and wrong˺?
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90:11
فلا اقتحم العقبة ١١
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ ١١
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If only they had attempted the challenging path ˹of goodness instead˺!
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90:12
وما ادراك ما العقبة ١٢
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ ١٢
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And what will make you realize what ˹attempting˺ the challenging path is?
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90:13
فك رقبة ١٣
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ١٣
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ﮭ
ﮮ
It is to free a slave,
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90:14
او اطعام في يوم ذي مسغبة ١٤
أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌۭ فِى يَوْمٍۢ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍۢ ١٤
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or to give food in times of famine
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90:15
يتيما ذا مقربة ١٥
يَتِيمًۭا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ ١٥
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to an orphaned relative
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90:16
او مسكينا ذا متربة ١٦
أَوْ مِسْكِينًۭا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍۢ ١٦
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or to a poor person in distress,
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90:17
ثم كان من الذين امنوا وتواصوا بالصبر وتواصوا بالمرحمة ١٧
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ ١٧
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and—above all—to be one of those who have faith and urge each other to perseverance and urge each other to compassion.
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90:18
اولايك اصحاب الميمنة ١٨
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ ١٨
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These are the people of the right.
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90:19
والذين كفروا باياتنا هم اصحاب المشامة ١٩
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ ١٩
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As for those who deny Our signs, they are the people of the left.
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90:20
عليهم نار موصدة ٢٠
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌۭ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ ٢٠
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The Fire will be sealed over them.
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He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
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