Surah Al-Balad

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Surah 90 20 Ayahs

090 surah

90:1

لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ١

Nay! I swear by this city

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Nahin mai kasam khata hoon is shehar(city) ki

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:2

وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ٢

– this city wherein you have been rendered violable–

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur haal yeh hai ke (Aey nabi) is shehar mein tumko halal kar liya gaya hai

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:3

وَوَالِدٖ وَمَا وَلَدَ ٣

and I swear by the parent and his offspring:

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur kasam khata hoon baap(Adam) ki aur us aulad ki jo ussey paida hui

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:4

لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِي كَبَدٍ ٤

Verily We have created man into toil and hardship.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Dar haqeeqat humne Insan ko mushakkat mein paida kiya hai

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:5

أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ أَحَدٞ ٥

Does he think that no one can overpower him?

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Kya usne yeh samajh rakhha hai kay uspar koi qaabu na paa sakega

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:6

يَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالٗا لُّبَدًا ٦

He says: “I have squandered enormous wealth.”

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Kehta hai ke maine dhairon maal udaa diya

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:7

أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّمۡ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ٧

Does he believe that none has seen him?

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Kya woh samajhta hai kay kisi ne usko nahin dekha

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:8

أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ عَيۡنَيۡنِ ٨

Did We not grant him two eyes,

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Kya humne usey do aankhein

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:9

وَلِسَانٗا وَشَفَتَيۡنِ ٩

and a tongue and two lips?

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur ek zubaan aur do honth nahin diye

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:10

وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجۡدَيۡنِ ١٠

And did We not show him the two highroads (of good and evil)?

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur dono numayan raste usey (nahin) dikha diye

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:11

فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ ١١

But he did not venture to scale the difficult steep.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Magar usne dushwar guzar ghati(steep) se guzarne ki himmat na ki

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:12

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ ١٢

And what do you know what that difficult steep is?

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur tum kya jaano kay kya hai woh dushwar guzar ghaati

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:13

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ١٣

It is freeing someone's neck from slavery;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Kisi gardan ko gulami se chudana

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:14

أَوۡ إِطۡعَٰمٞ فِي يَوۡمٖ ذِي مَسۡغَبَةٖ ١٤

or giving food on a day of hunger

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Ya faake ke din

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:15

يَتِيمٗا ذَا مَقۡرَبَةٍ ١٥

to an orphan near of kin;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

kisi qareebi yateem

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:16

أَوۡ مِسۡكِينٗا ذَا مَتۡرَبَةٖ ١٦

or to a destitute lying in dust;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Ya khaak nasheen miskeen ko khana khilana

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:17

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡمَرۡحَمَةِ ١٧

and, then besides this, he be one of those who believed, and enjoined upon one another steadfastness and enjoined upon one another compassion.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Phir (iske saath yeh kay) aadmi un logon mein shamil ho jo imaan laye aur jinhon ne ek dusrey ko sabr aur (khalq-e-khuda par) raham ki talqeen ki

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:18

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ ١٨

These are the People of the Right Hand.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Yeh log hain dayein baazu(right hand) waley

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:19

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمۡ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ ١٩

As for those who rejected Our Signs, they are the People of the Left Hand.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur jinhon ne hamari aayat ko mann-ney se inkar kiya woh bayen bazu(left hand) waley hain

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

90:20

عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَارٞ مُّؤۡصَدَةُۢ ٢٠

Upon them shall be a Fire that will hem them in.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Un par aag chaayi hui hogi

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

Surah Al-Balad — 20 Ayahs

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