Surah Al-Balad with Urdu & English Translation
سورة البلد
Surah Al-Balad (البلد) — “The City” — is the 90th surah of the Holy Qur'an. It has 20 verses (ayat), was revealed in Makkah and is in Para (Juz) 30 (pages 594–594 of the Madani mushaf). Read it below in Arabic with Roman transliteration, English translation (Saheeh International) and Urdu translation (Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry), and listen to the full recitation by Mishary Rashid Alafasy.
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿1﴾
Laaa uqsimu bihaazal balad
1. I swear by this city, Makkah -
ہمیں اس شہر (مکہ) کی قسم
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿2﴾
Wa anta hillum bihaazal balad
2. And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
اور تم اسی شہر میں تو رہتے ہو
وَوَالِدٍۢ وَمَا وَلَدَ ﴿3﴾
Wa waalidinw wa maa walad
3. And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
اور باپ (یعنی آدم) اور اس کی اولاد کی قسم
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ ﴿4﴾
Laqad khalaqnal insaana fee kabad
4. We have certainly created man into hardship.
کہ ہم نے انسان کو تکلیف (کی حالت) میں (رہنے والا) بنایا ہے
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌۭ ﴿5﴾
Ayahsabu al-lai yaqdira 'alaihi ahad
5. Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
کیا وہ خیال رکھتا ہے کہ اس پر کوئی قابو نہ پائے گا
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًۭا لُّبَدًا ﴿6﴾
Yaqoolu ahlaktu maalal lubadaa
6. He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
کہتا ہے کہ میں نے بہت سا مال برباد کیا
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ﴿7﴾
Ayahsabu al lam yarahooo ahad
7. Does he think that no one has seen him?
کیا اسے یہ گمان ہے کہ اس کو کسی نے دیکھا نہیں
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ ﴿8﴾
Alam naj'al lahoo 'aynayn
8. Have We not made for him two eyes?
بھلا ہم نےاس کو دو آنکھیں نہیں دیں؟
وَلِسَانًۭا وَشَفَتَيْنِ ﴿9﴾
Wa lisaananw wa shafatayn
9. And a tongue and two lips?
اور زبان اور دو ہونٹ (نہیں دیئے)
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ ﴿10﴾
Wa hadaynaahun najdayn
10. And have shown him the two ways?
(یہ چیزیں بھی دیں) اور اس کو (خیر و شر کے) دونوں رستے بھی دکھا دیئے
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ ﴿11﴾
Falaq tahamal-'aqabah
11. But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
مگر وہ گھاٹی پر سے ہو کر نہ گزرا
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ ﴿12﴾
Wa maaa adraaka mal'aqabah
12. And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
اور تم کیا سمجھے کہ گھاٹی کیا ہے؟
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌۭ فِى يَوْمٍۢ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍۢ ﴿14﴾
Aw it'aamun fee yawmin zee masghabah
14. Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
یا بھوک کے دن کھانا کھلانا
يَتِيمًۭا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ ﴿15﴾
Yateeman zaa maqrabah
15. An orphan of near relationship
یتیم رشتہ دار کو
أَوْ مِسْكِينًۭا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍۢ ﴿16﴾
Aw miskeenan zaa matrabah
16. Or a needy person in misery
یا فقیر خاکسار کو
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ ﴿17﴾
Summa kaana minal lazeena aamanoo wa tawaasaw bissabri wa tawaasaw bilmarhamah
17. And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
پھر ان لوگوں میں بھی (داخل) ہو جو ایمان لائے اور صبر کی نصیحت اور (لوگوں پر) شفقت کرنے کی وصیت کرتے رہے
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ ﴿18﴾
Ulaaa'ika As-haabul maimanah
18. Those are the companions of the right.
یہی لوگ صاحب سعادت ہیں
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ ﴿19﴾
Wallazeena kafaroo bi aayaatinaa hum as-haabul Mash'amah
19. But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
اور جنہوں نے ہماری آیتوں کو نہ مانا وہ بدبخت ہیں
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌۭ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ ﴿20﴾
Alaihim naarum mu'sadah
20. Over them will be fire closed in.
یہ لوگ آگ میں بند کر دیئے جائیں گے
Frequently asked questions about Surah Al-Balad
How many verses are in Surah Al-Balad?
Surah Al-Balad has 20 verses (ayat).
Is Surah Al-Balad Makki or Madani?
Surah Al-Balad was revealed in Makkah, so it is a Makki surah.
Which para is Surah Al-Balad in?
Surah Al-Balad is in Para (Juz) 30 of the Qur'an.
What does Al-Balad mean?
Al-Balad (البلد) means “The City”.
What number surah is Al-Balad?
Al-Balad is the 90th surah of the Qur'an.
Where can I listen to or download Surah Al-Balad?
You can listen to the full recitation of Surah Al-Balad by Mishary Rashid Alafasy on this page and download it as an MP3.
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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (Uthmani script). English translation: Saheeh International. Urdu translation: Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.