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.
Lesson
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﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| أَوْ | Or |
| مِسْكِينًۭا | a needy person |
| ذَا | in |
| مَتْرَبَةٍۢ | misery |
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﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| ثُمَّ | Then |
| كَانَ | he is |
| مِنَ | of |
| ٱلَّذِينَ | those who |
| ءَامَنُوا۟ | believe |
| وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ | and enjoin (each other) |
| بِٱلصَّبْرِ | to patience |
| وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ | and enjoin (each other) |
| بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ | to compassion |
4. أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ ﴿١٨﴾
Those are the companions of the right.
- أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ ﴿١٨﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ | Those |
| 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﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| وَٱلَّذِينَ | But those who |
| كَفَرُوا۟ | disbelieve |
| بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا | in Our Verses |
| هُمْ | they |
| 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﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| عَلَيْهِمْ | Over them |
| نَارٌۭ | (will be the) Fire |
| مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ | closed in |
7. Summary
Review the word-by-word meanings from ayahs 16–20 of Surah Al-Balad.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| أَوْ | Or |
| مِسْكِينًۭا | a needy person |
| ذَا | in |
| مَتْرَبَةٍۢ | misery |
| ثُمَّ | Then |
| كَانَ | he is |
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