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Continue the word-by-word study of Surah Al-Balad with ayahs 16–20.

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Surah Al-Balad — Part 4

Ayahs 16–20 with word-by-word meanings. Read the bilingual lesson for Surah Al-Balad — Part 4 and test your understanding with a focused quiz.

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1. Surah Al-Balad — Part 4

Continue the word-by-word study of Surah Al-Balad with ayahs 16–20.

2. أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ ﴿١٦﴾

Or a needy person in misery

  • أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ ﴿١٦﴾
WordMeaning
أَوْOr
مِسْكِينًۭاa needy person
ذَاin
مَتْرَبَةٍۢmisery

3. ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ ﴿١٧﴾

And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.

  • ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ ﴿١٧﴾
WordMeaning
ثُمَّThen
كَانَhe is
مِنَof
ٱلَّذِينَthose who
ءَامَنُوا۟believe
وَتَوَاصَوْا۟and enjoin (each other)
بِٱلصَّبْرِto patience
وَتَوَاصَوْا۟and enjoin (each other)
بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِto compassion

4. أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ ﴿١٨﴾

Those are the companions of the right.

  • أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ ﴿١٨﴾
WordMeaning
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَThose
أَصْحَـٰبُ(are the) companions
ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ(of) the right (hand)

5. وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ ﴿١٩﴾

But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.

  • وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ ﴿١٩﴾
WordMeaning
وَٱلَّذِينَBut those who
كَفَرُوا۟disbelieve
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَاin Our Verses
هُمْthey
أَصْحَـٰبُ(are the) companions
ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ(of) the left (hand)

6. عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ ﴿٢٠﴾

Over them will be fire closed in.

  • عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ ﴿٢٠﴾
WordMeaning
عَلَيْهِمْOver them
نَارٌۭ(will be the) Fire
مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢclosed in

7. Summary

Review the word-by-word meanings from ayahs 16–20 of Surah Al-Balad.

WordMeaning
أَوْOr
مِسْكِينًۭاa needy person
ذَاin
مَتْرَبَةٍۢmisery
ثُمَّThen
كَانَhe is

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