When you read the Quran, you shall seek refuge in GOD from Satan the rejected. 16:98
Sura 90 · 20 verses · Revealed #35
The Town
Al-Balad
البلد
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of GOD, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
I solemnly swear by this town.
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
The town where you live.
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
The begetting and the begotten.
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
We created the human being to work hard (to redeem himself).
90:4 See the Introduction and Appendix 7 for the purpose behind our creation.
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
Does he think that no one will ever call him to account?
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
He boasts, "I spent so much money!"
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Does he think that no one sees him?
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
Did we not give him two eyes?
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
A tongue and two lips?
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
Did we not show him the two paths?
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
He should choose the difficult path.
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
Which one is the difficult path?
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
The freeing of slaves.
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
Feeding, during the time of hardship.
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
Orphans who are related.
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
Or the poor who is in need.
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
And being one of those who believe, and exhorting one another to be steadfast, and exhorting one another to be kind.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
These have deserved happiness.
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
As for those who disbelieved in our revelations, they have incurred misery.
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ
They will be confined in the Hellfire.