Al-Balad 90:1
The City · ayah 1 of 20
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
La oqsimu bihatha albalad
"I swear by this city [i.e., Makkah]"
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"I swear by this city––"
Pickthall (classic)+
"Nay, I swear by this city -"
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"I do call to witness this City;-"