سورة البَلَد
Surah Al-Balad 90:10
The City · Verse 10 of 20
وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And We have pointed out to him the two conspicuous high ways (of right and wrong)?
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And shown him the two highways?
Ahmed Ali
And showed him two highways (of good and evil)?
12 more translations
Ali Unal
And shown him the two ways (one to follow and one to avoid)?
Daryabadi
And shown Unto him the two highways?
Faridul Haque
And did We not guide him to the two elevated things?
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
Maulvi Sher Ali
And WE have pointed out to him the two highways of good and evil.
Muhammad Asad
and shown him the two highways [of good and evil]?
Muhammad Musin Khan
And shown him the two ways (good and evil)?
Muhammad Pickthall
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways?
Muhammad Sarwar
Have We not shown him the ways of good and evil?.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
Rashad Khalifa
Did we not show him the two paths?
Shabbir Ahmed
And shown him the two highways?
Commentary 90:8-10 “We have pointed out to him the two conspicuous high ways وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ.These paths are the paths of evil (- fujr) and of righteousness…
On 90:8–10
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ﴿٨﴾ وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ ﴿٩﴾وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
90:8-10 “We have pointed out to him the two conspicuous high ways وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ.These paths are the paths of evil (- fujr) and of righteousness (- taqwa; 91:8). Here they are called the two conspicuous ways in order to denote that they are easily discernible from a distance and can be clearly distinguished.Allâh has already given every human being the knowledge of what is virtue and of what is evil, and of what is fujr and of what is taqwa. He has imbedded this knowledge in his nature (فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا; 91:8). Now He expects that the human being will reflect over his own creation and his physical structure. He has endowed him with two eyes to enable him to visualize the way chosen for him by his Creator. Then he has bestowed the power of speech unto him so that he can ask for guidance if he loses the track. A person then is given the choice to decide by his own free will which of the two he chooses to follow. He is however warned that he will be answerable before Allâh for his decision, as he has no excuse left.