سُورَةُ البَلَدِ

20 Ayahs

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ (8)

Have We not given them two eyes,

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ (9)

a tongue, and two lips;

وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ (10)

and shown them the two ways ˹of right and wrong˺?

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ (11)

If only they had attempted the challenging path ˹of goodness instead˺!

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ (12)

And what will make you realize what ˹attempting˺ the challenging path is?

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ (13)

It is to free a slave,

أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ (14)

or to give food in times of famine