Surah 90 · verse 1
Al-Balad 90:1
Sign in to listenبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
bismillah ar-rahman ar-rahim la 'uqsimu bihadha al-balad
I swear by this city, Makkah -
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
I swear by this city, Makkah -
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَـٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
Verse 3وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
Verse 4لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ
We have certainly created man into hardship.