90:1
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿١﴾
Laaa uqsimu bihaazal balad
Surah Al-Balad, The City.
All 20 ayat of Surah Al-Balad (also written Surah Balad) in Arabic, with transliteration and translation. Tap ▶ on any ayah to hear it, or play the whole surah. It is in juz 30 (para 30).
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
90:2
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿٢﴾
Wa anta hillum bihaazal balad
90:3
وَوَالِدٍۢ وَمَا وَلَدَ ﴿٣﴾
Wa waalidinw wa maa walad
90:4
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ ﴿٤﴾
Laqad khalaqnal insaana fee kabad
90:5
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌۭ ﴿٥﴾
Ayahsabu al-lai yaqdira 'alaihi ahad
90:6
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًۭا لُّبَدًا ﴿٦﴾
Yaqoolu ahlaktu maalal lubadaa
90:7
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ﴿٧﴾
Ayahsabu al lam yarahooo ahad
90:8
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ ﴿٨﴾
Alam naj'al lahoo 'aynayn
90:9
وَلِسَانًۭا وَشَفَتَيْنِ ﴿٩﴾
Wa lisaananw wa shafatayn
90:10
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ ﴿١٠﴾
Wa hadaynaahun najdayn
90:11
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ ﴿١١﴾
Falaq tahamal-'aqabah
90:12
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ ﴿١٢﴾
Wa maaa adraaka mal'aqabah
90:13
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ﴿١٣﴾
Fakku raqabah
90:14
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌۭ فِى يَوْمٍۢ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍۢ ﴿١٤﴾
Aw it'aamun fee yawmin zee masghabah
90:15
يَتِيمًۭا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ ﴿١٥﴾
Yateeman zaa maqrabah
90:16
أَوْ مِسْكِينًۭا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍۢ ﴿١٦﴾
Aw miskeenan zaa matrabah
90:17
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ ﴿١٧﴾
Summa kaana minal lazeena aamanoo wa tawaasaw bissabri wa tawaasaw bilmarhamah
90:18
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ ﴿١٨﴾
Ulaaa'ika As-haabul maimanah
90:19
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ ﴿١٩﴾
Wallazeena kafaroo bi aayaatinaa hum as-haabul Mash'amah
90:20
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌۭ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ ﴿٢٠﴾
Alaihim naarum mu'sadah
Arabic text: Tanzil, Uthmani script, via AlQuran.cloud. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid. Read from the Arabic when you can.
About this surah
About Surah Al-Balad, at a glance.
- Surah number
- 90 of 114
- Ayat
- 20
- Revealed in
- Makkah (Meccan)
- Juz (para)
- Juz 30 (para 30)
- Rukus
- 1
- Mushaf pages
- 594 (Madinah mushaf)
Surah Al-Balad (سُورَةُ البَلَدِ), "The City", is surah 90 of the Quran. It has 20 ayat and was revealed in Makkah, so it is called a Meccan surah. It sits in juz 30 (para 30), and covers page 594 of the standard Madinah mushaf.
Virtues and benefits of Surah Al-Balad
We have not found an authentic hadith that names a particular virtue for Surah Al-Balad. Its reward is the reward of reciting the Quran itself: the Prophet ﷺ said that every letter of the Quran is a good deed, and each good deed is multiplied ten times. Reports you may see that promise specific rewards for this surah should be checked for their grading before they are shared.
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2910: every letter of the Quran is a good deed, and each good deed is multiplied ten times. Graded hasan sahih.
Questions
Good to know.
How many ayat are in Surah Al-Balad?
Surah Al-Balad has 20 ayat.
Is Surah Al-Balad Meccan or Medinan?
It is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.
What does Al-Balad mean?
Al-Balad means "The City".
Which juz (para) is Surah Al-Balad in?
Surah Al-Balad is in juz 30 (para 30).