Meccan · 20 verses البلد

Al-Balad 90

The City · ✓

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How to read the Hangul

الرَّحْمَٰنِ르^r라흐마니 بِسْمِ비스밀

• 비Bold = the stressed syllable of the word; a little stronger.
• 마Overline = long vowel (madd): hold it about two beats. Length matters most in recitation.
• 스Tiny = no vowel in the Arabic here — just the consonant, short.
• ^r라Small Latin letter = a sound Korean lacks, on the next syllable: f upper teeth on lower lip · θ/ð tongue tip between the teeth · r rolled tongue tip (a bare ㄹ is l).

How to read the Hangul

beginning비기닝 the^ð더 Christ크^r라이스트 salvation샐^v베이션

• 기Bold, larger (ˈ) = say it strong and a little longer — the stressed syllable.
• 닝Faint = weak and short (a reduced vowel). Don't give every syllable equal weight.
• 트Tiny 으 · 트 · 스 = barely voiced. English has no vowel there — stop on the consonant.
• 더Whole word faint (the, of, and, to…) = light and quick in a sentence; stress the content words.
• ^f팬Small f v θ ð r = sounds Korean doesn't have — f: upper teeth on the lower lip; v: the same, voiced; θ/ð: tongue tip between the teeth; r: tongue curled back, touching nothing.

About this surah

Classed as a Meccan sura, it begins with oaths by 'this city', where the one addressed is living, and by a father and what he begot, then states that man was created into toil. It challenges the person who boasts of having squandered heaps of wealth and imagines that no one has power over him or sees him: has he not been given two eyes, a tongue and two lips, and been shown the two ways? Yet he has not attempted the steep path. The sura explains what that path is: freeing a slave, feeding on a day of hunger an orphan who is a relative or a needy person lying in the dust, and joining those who believe and urge one another to patience and compassion. Such people are the companions of the right, while those who reject God's signs are the companions of the left, with a Fire closed in over them.

• A life of toil
• The two ways
• The steep path
• Freeing slaves, feeding the hungry
• Companions of right and left

The name It is named after 'this city' (al-Balad) in the oath of verse 1.

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   لَا라 أُقْسِمُ욱시무 بِهَٰذَا비하^ð달 الْبَلَدِ발라드

   I아이 swear스웨어 by바이 this^ð디스 city시티 —

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2. 2

   وَأَنْتَ와안타 حِلٌّ힐룸 بِهَٰذَا비하^ð달 الْبَلَدِ발라드

   and앤드 you유 are아 a어 dweller드웰러 in인 this^ð디스 city시티 —

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3. 3

   وَوَالِدٍ와왈리딘 وَمَا와마 وَلَدَ왈라드

   and앤드 by바이 the^ð더 father^f파^ð더 and앤드 what왓 he히 begot!비곳

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4. 4

   لَقَدْ라까드 خَلَقْنَا칼라끄날 الْإِنْسَانَ인사나 فِي^f피 كَبَدٍ카바드

   We위 have해^v브 certainly서턴리 created크^r리에이티드 man맨 into인투 toil.토일

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5. 5

   أَيَحْسَبُ아야흐사부 أَنْ알 لَنْ란 يَقْدِرَ약디^r라 عَلَيْهِ알라이히 أَحَدٌ아하드

   Does더즈 he히 imagine이매전 that^ð댓 nobody노우바디 has해즈 power파워 over오우^v버 him?힘

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6. 6

   يَقُولُ야꿀루 أَهْلَكْتُ아흘락투 مَالًا말랄 لُبَدًا루바다

   He히 says,세즈 "I아이 have해^v브 squandered스콴더드 heaps힙스 of어^v브 wealth."웰^θ스

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7. 7

   أَيَحْسَبُ아야흐사부 أَنْ알 لَمْ람 يَرَهُ야^r라후 أَحَدٌ아하드

   Does더즈 he히 think^θ씽크 that^ð댓 no노우 one원 has해즈 seen신 him?힘

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8. 8

   أَلَمْ알람 نَجْعَلْ나즈알 لَهُ라후 عَيْنَيْنِ아이나인

   Have해^v브 We위 not낫 made메이드 for^f포 him힘 two투 eyes,아이즈

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9. 9

   وَلِسَانًا왈리사난 وَشَفَتَيْنِ와샤^f파타인

   and앤드 a어 tongue텅 and앤드 two투 lips,립스

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10. 10

    وَهَدَيْنَاهُ와하다이나훈 النَّجْدَيْنِ나즈다인

    and앤드 shown숀 him힘 the^ð더 two투 ways?웨이즈

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11. 11

    فَلَا^f팔라 اقْتَحَمَ끄타하말 الْعَقَبَةَ아까바흐

    But벗 he히 has해즈 not낫 attempted어템프티드 the^ð더 steep스팁 path.패^θ스

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12. 12

    وَمَا와마 أَدْرَاكَ아드^r라카 مَا말 الْعَقَبَةُ아까바흐

    And앤드 what왓 will윌 make메이크 you유 know노우 what왓 the^ð더 steep스팁 path패^θ스 is?이즈

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13. 13

    فَكُّ^f팍쿠 رَقَبَةٍ^r라까바흐

    It잇 is이즈 the^ð더 freeing^f프^r리잉 of어^v브 a어 slave,슬레이^v브

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14. 14

    أَوْ아우 إِطْعَامٌ이뜨아문 فِي^f피 يَوْمٍ야우민 ذِي^ð디 مَسْغَبَةٍ마스가바흐

    or오 feeding^f피딩 on안 a어 day데이 of어^v브 severe서^v비어 hunger헝거

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15. 15

    يَتِيمًا야티만 ذَا^ð다 مَقْرَبَةٍ마끄^r라바흐

    an앤 orphan오^f픈 of어^v브 near니어 relationship,^r릴레이션쉽

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16. 16

    أَوْ아우 مِسْكِينًا미스키난 ذَا^ð다 مَتْرَبَةٍ마트^r라바흐

    or오 a어 needy니디 person퍼슨 in인 misery.미저^r리

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17. 17

    ثُمَّ^θ숨마 كَانَ카나 مِنَ미날 الَّذِينَ라^ð디나 آمَنُوا아마누 وَتَوَاصَوْا와타와사우 بِالصَّبْرِ빗사브^r리 وَتَوَاصَوْا와타와사우 بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ빌마^r르하마흐

    And앤드 then^ð덴 being비잉 among어멍 those^ð도우즈 who후 believe빌리^v브 and앤드 urge얼지 one원 another어너^ð더 to투 patience페이션스 and앤드 urge얼지 one원 another어너^ð더 to투 compassion.컴패션

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18. 18

    أُولَٰئِكَ울라이카 أَصْحَابُ아스하불 الْمَيْمَنَةِ마이마나흐

    Those^ð도우즈 are아 the^ð더 companions컴패니언즈 of어^v브 the^ð더 right.^r라잇

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19. 19

    وَالَّذِينَ왈라^ð디나 كَفَرُوا카^f파^r루 بِآيَاتِنَا비아야티나 هُمْ훔 أَصْحَابُ아스하불 الْمَشْأَمَةِ마시아마흐

    But벗 those^ð도우즈 who후 disbelieve디스벌리^v브 in인 Our아워 signs사인즈 — they^ð데이 are아 the^ð더 companions컴패니언즈 of어^v브 the^ð더 left.레^f프트

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20. 20

    عَلَيْهِمْ알라이힘 نَارٌ나^r룸 مُؤْصَدَةٌ무으사다흐

    Over오우^v버 them^ð뎀 will윌 be비 a어 Fire^f파이어 closed클로우즈드 in.인

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