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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerses 1–4
4 versesAl-Balad 1
Al-Balad 2
Al-Balad 3
Al-Balad 4
لَٓا اُقْسِمُ بِهٰذَا الْبَلَدِۙ ١ وَاَنْتَ حِلٌّ بِهٰذَا الْبَلَدِۙ ٢ وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَۙ ٣ لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ ف۪ي كَبَدٍۜ ٤
Mushaf
Transliteration
1Lâ uḳsimü bihâẕe-lbeled.
2Veente ḥillüm bihâẕe-lbeled.
3Vevâlidiv vemâ veled.
4Leḳad ḫalaḳne-lʾinsâne fî kebed.
English Translation
1Nothing more need be said: I swear by this city,
2—and you too are an honored resident of this city—
3and by that father and that son,
4We created the human being resilient to hardships.
Explanatory translation
1The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
2The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
3The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
4The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
Related verses
Verses 5–7
3 versesAl-Balad 5
Al-Balad 6
Al-Balad 7
اَيَحْسَبُ اَنْ لَنْ يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ اَحَدٌۢ ٥ يَقُولُ اَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُبَدًاۜ ٦ اَيَحْسَبُ اَنْ لَمْ يَرَهُٓ اَحَدٌۜ ٧
Mushaf
Transliteration
5Eyaḥsebü el ley yaḳdira ʿaleyhi eḥad.
6Yeḳûlü ehlektü mâlel lübedâ.
7Eyaḥsebü el lem yerahû eḥad.
English Translation
5Does this human being now think that no one has power over him?
6—And he even goes so far as to say, "I have spent heaps of wealth for this cause."
7Does he think that no one sees him?
Explanatory translation
5The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
6The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
7The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
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Verses 8–11
4 versesAl-Balad 8
Al-Balad 9
Al-Balad 10
Al-Balad 11
اَلَمْ نَجْعَلْ لَهُ عَيْنَيْنِۙ ٨ وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِۙ ٩ وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِۚ ١٠ فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَۘ ١١
Mushaf
Transliteration
8Elem necʿal lehû ʿayneyn.
9Velisânev veşefeteyn.
10Vehedeynâhü-nnecdeyn.
11Fele-ḳteḥame-lʿaḳabeh.
English Translation
8Did We not give him two eyes to see with?
9And a tongue and two lips so that he can speak?
10And did We not show him two paths, one crooked and the other straight?
11Yet he did not manage to climb the steep slope.
Explanatory translation
8The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
9The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
10The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
11The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
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Verses 12–18
7 versesAl-Balad 12
Al-Balad 13
Al-Balad 14
Al-Balad 15
Al-Balad 16
Al-Balad 17
Al-Balad 18
وَمَٓا اَدْرٰيكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُۜ ١٢ فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍۙ ١٣ اَوْ اِطْعَامٌ ف۪ي يَوْمٍ ذ۪ي مَسْغَبَةٍۙ ١٤ يَت۪يمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍۙ ١٥ اَوْ مِسْك۪ينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍۜ ١٦ ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِۜ ١٧ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ اَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِۜ ١٨
Mushaf
Transliteration
12Vemâ edrâke me-lʿaḳabeh.
13Fekkü raḳabeh.
14Ev iṭʿâmün fî yevmin ẕî mesgabeh.
15Yetîmen ẕâ maḳrabeh.
16Ev miskînen ẕâ metrabeh.
17Ŝümme kâne mine-lleẕîne âmenû vetevâṣav biṣṣabri vetevâṣav bilmerḥameh.
18Ülâike aṣḥâbü-lmeymeneh.
English Translation
12Do you know what the steep slope is?
13It is setting free one who is not free,
14or feeding a poor person in a time of famine,
15for example, an orphan close to him,
16or a destitute person with no home or shelter.
17And then it is being among those who believe and recommend patience and compassion to one another.
18These are the ones who will receive their record of deeds from the right.
Explanatory translation
12The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
13The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
14The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
15The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
16The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
17The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
18The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
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Verses 19–20
2 versesAl-Balad 19
Al-Balad 20
وَالَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا بِاٰيَاتِنَا هُمْ اَصْحَابُ الْمَشْـَٔمَةِۜ ١٩ عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُؤْصَدَةٌ ٢٠
Mushaf
Transliteration
19Velleẕîne keferû biâyâtinâ hüm aṣḥâbü-lmeşʾemeh.
20Aleyhim nârum müʾṣadeh.
English Translation
19As for the disbelievers who do not believe in Our verses, they will receive their record of deeds from the left.
20Their penalty is to be cast into a fire whose doors are shut tight over them.
Explanatory translation
19The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
20The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
Related verses
The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik. The explanatory translation was compiled by combining various translations.
The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.
In the order of revelation, before this surah came Qaf, and after it At-Tariq . All surahs in order of revelation