Surah Al-Balad — Part 3
Ayahs 11–15 with word-by-word meanings. Read the bilingual lesson for Surah Al-Balad — Part 3 and test your understanding with a focused quiz.
Lesson
1. Surah Al-Balad — Part 3
Continue the word-by-word study of Surah Al-Balad with ayahs 11–15.
2. فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ ﴿١١﴾
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
- فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ ﴿١١﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| فَلَا | But not |
| ٱقْتَحَمَ | he has attempted |
| ٱلْعَقَبَةَ | the steep path |
3. وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ ﴿١٢﴾
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
- وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ ﴿١٢﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| وَمَآ | And what |
| أَدْرَىٰكَ | can make you know |
| مَا | what |
| ٱلْعَقَبَةُ | the steep path (is) |
4. فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ﴿١٣﴾
It is the freeing of a slave
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| فَكُّ | (It is) freeing |
| رَقَبَةٍ | a neck |
5. أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ ﴿١٤﴾
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
- أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ ﴿١٤﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| أَوْ | Or |
| إِطْعَـٰمٌۭ | feeding |
| فِى | in |
| يَوْمٍۢ | a day |
| ذِى | of |
| مَسْغَبَةٍۢ | severe hunger |
6. يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ ﴿١٥﴾
An orphan of near relationship
- يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ ﴿١٥﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| يَتِيمًۭا | An orphan |
| ذَا | of |
| مَقْرَبَةٍ | near relationship |
7. Summary
Review the word-by-word meanings from ayahs 11–15 of Surah Al-Balad.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| فَلَا | But not |
| ٱقْتَحَمَ | he has attempted |
| ٱلْعَقَبَةَ | the steep path |
| وَمَآ | And what |
| أَدْرَىٰكَ | can make you know |
| مَا | what |
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