90:1
لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ
I swear by this city, Makkah
Surah Al-Balad (البَلَد) — The City | Chapter 90 of the Holy Quran
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
90:2
وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city
90:3
وَوَالِدࣲ وَمَا وَلَدَ
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him]
90:4
لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِي كَبَدٍ
We have certainly created man into hardship
90:5
أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ أَحَدࣱ
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him
90:6
يَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالࣰ ا لُّبَدًا
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance