Al-Balad


لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ

I do swear by this city ˹of Mecca˺—


وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ

even though you ˹O Prophet˺ are subject to abuse in this city—


وَوَالِدٖ وَمَا وَلَدَ

and by every parent and ˹their˺ child!


لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِي كَبَدٍ

Indeed, We have created humanity in ˹constant˺ struggle.


أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ أَحَدٞ

Do they think that no one has power over them,


يَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالٗا لُّبَدًا

boasting, “I have wasted enormous wealth!”?


أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّمۡ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

Do they think that no one sees them?


أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ عَيۡنَيۡنِ

Have We not given them two eyes,


وَلِسَانٗا وَشَفَتَيۡنِ

a tongue, and two lips;


وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجۡدَيۡنِ

and shown them the two ways ˹of right and wrong˺?



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