Meccan·Surah 90

البلد

Surah Al-Balad — Ayah 3

The City

20 Ayahs·Verse 90:3
90:3

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],

Context in Surah Al-Balad

Nearby ayahs help place verse 90:3 in sequence and meaning.

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

I swear by this city, Makkah -

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ

And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ

We have certainly created man into hardship.

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?