The Town

Sura 9020 versesRevelation order 35البلد

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
لا أُقسِمُ بِهٰذَا البَلَدِ
I solemnly swear by this town.
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Subject indexSwear › God's
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهٰذَا البَلَدِ
The town where you live.
وَوالِدٍ وَما وَلَدَ
The begetting and the begotten.
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Subject indexBirth
لَقَد خَلَقنَا الإِنسٰنَ فى كَبَدٍ
We created the human being to work hard (to redeem himself).*
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Subject indexCreation › purpose of Humans › created to work hard Redeem Works › human created to work hard
*90:4 See the Introduction and Appendix 7 for the purpose behind our creation.
أَيَحسَبُ أَن لَن يَقدِرَ عَلَيهِ أَحَدٌ
Does he think that no one will ever call him to account?
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Subject indexAccountable Disbelievers › described
يَقولُ أَهلَكتُ مالًا لُبَدًا
He boasts, "I spent so much money!"
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Subject indexBoasting Disbelievers › described Money › showing off
أَيَحسَبُ أَن لَم يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ
Does he think that no one sees him?
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Subject indexDisbelievers › described
أَلَم نَجعَل لَهُ عَينَينِ
Did we not give him two eyes?
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Subject indexDisbelievers › described Eyes › given
وَلِسانًا وَشَفَتَينِ
A tongue and two lips?
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Subject indexDisbelievers › described Lips Tongues
وَهَدَينٰهُ النَّجدَينِ
Did we not show him the two paths?
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Subject indexDisbelievers › described Path, of God › described
فَلَا اقتَحَمَ العَقَبَةَ
He should choose the difficult path.
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Subject indexDifficult › path Disbelievers › described Path, of God › described
وَما أَدرىٰكَ مَا العَقَبَةُ
Which one is the difficult path?
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Subject indexCharity › distribution of Difficult › path Path, of God › described
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
The freeing of slaves.
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Subject indexCharity › distribution of Difficult › path Freeing, of slaves Path, of God › described Slaves › freeing
أَو إِطعٰمٌ فى يَومٍ ذى مَسغَبَةٍ
Feeding, during the time of hardship.
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Subject indexCharity › distribution of Difficult › path Feeding the poor Hardship Path, of God › described Poor › feeding
يَتيمًا ذا مَقرَبَةٍ
Orphans who are related.
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Subject indexCharity › distribution of Difficult › path Orphans › charity Path, of God › described Poor › feeding Relatives › charity to
أَو مِسكينًا ذا مَترَبَةٍ
Or the poor who is in need.
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Subject indexDifficult › path Needy Path, of God › described Poor › feeding
ثُمَّ كانَ مِنَ الَّذينَ ءامَنوا وَتَواصَوا بِالصَّبرِ وَتَواصَوا بِالمَرحَمَةِ
And being one of those who believe, and exhorting one another to be steadfast, and exhorting one another to be kind.
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Subject indexDifficult › path Exhort Kindness Path, of God › described Steadfastness › is righteousness
أُولٰئِكَ أَصحٰبُ المَيمَنَةِ
These have deserved happiness.
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Subject indexHappiness
وَالَّذينَ كَفَروا بِـٔايٰتِنا هُم أَصحٰبُ المَشـَٔمَةِ
As for those who disbelieved in our revelations, they have incurred misery.
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Subject indexMisery › for disbelievers Rejecting (see also Disbelief) › revelations
عَلَيهِم نارٌ مُؤصَدَةٌ
They will be confined in the Hellfire.
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Subject indexHellfire