Chapter:90
Al-Balad – That city
Total verses: 20
As the first verse of this chapter mentions this word ‘Al-balad’, it is named ‘Al-balad’
In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent and the most Merciful.
1,2. (O Muhammad) I swear by379 this city as you are a deweller of the city26.
3 .And by379 the begetter and by that he begot.
4 .Indeed, We have created man as the one (who has been) facing constant struggle.
5 .Does he think that nobody has power over him?
6 .He says, “I have destroyed (by giving) vast wealth.”
7 .Does he think that no one has seen him?
8,9. Have We not made for him two eyes,a tongue and two lips?26
10.And have We not shown him the two ways (the good and the bad)?
11 .He has not crossed over the pass.
12 .And how do you know what the pass is?
13,14,15,16,17. It is the freeing of the slave, feeding during starvation of the orphan, who is a close relative, or the poor who wallows in misery. And then join with those who believed preached patience and preached kindness. 26
18 .Those are the companions of the right-hand side.
19 .Whoever turns away from our verses are the companions of the left-hand side.
20 .There will be covered-fire on them.