Surah Al-Balad — Part 1

1. سُورَةُ البلد

The surah explains the difficult path of goodness: freeing people, feeding the needy, faith, patience, and mercy.

It is a Makki surah with 20 ayahs.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

• بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

2. لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿١﴾

I swear by this city [i.e., Makkah]

• لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿١﴾

3. وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿٢﴾

And you, [O Muḥammad], are free of restriction in this city

• وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿٢﴾

4. وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ ﴿٣﴾

And [by] the father 1 and that which was born [of him],

• وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ ﴿٣﴾

5. لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ ﴿٤﴾

We have certainly created man into hardship.

• لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ ﴿٤﴾

6. أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ ﴿٥﴾

Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?

• أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ ﴿٥﴾

7. Summary

Review the word-by-word meanings from ayahs 1–5 of Surah Al-Balad.