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؟

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ﴿13﴾

Fakku raqabah

13. It is the freeing of a slave

کسی (کی) گردن کا چھڑانا

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.

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