سورة البَلَد

Surah Al-Balad 90:2

The City · Verse 2 of 20

وَأَنْتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Abdul Mannan Omar

When you will surely alight (as a conqueror) in this city.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And thou art a freeman of this City;-

Ahmed Ali

And you are free to live upon it, --

12 more translations

Ali Unal

– And you (O Messenger) are a dweller in this city. –

Daryabadi

And thou shalt be allowed in yonder city -

Faridul Haque

For you (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) are in this city.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And thou wilt be made free from obligation in this City --

Maulvi Sher Ali

And affirm that thou wilt, surely, alight in this City -

Muhammad Asad

this land in which thou art free to dwell -

Muhammad Musin Khan

And you are free (from sin, to punish the enemies of Islam on the Day of the conquest) in this city (Makkah),

Muhammad Pickthall

And thou art an indweller of this city -

Muhammad Sarwar

in which you are now living

Muhammed ali Shakir

And you shall be made free from obligation in this city--

Rashad Khalifa

The town where you live.

Shabbir Ahmed

The Town where (O Prophet) you have lived.

Commentary 90:2 Hillunحِلٌّ signifies that “You will be made free from obligation in your place of abode; you will be the target of every conceivable abuse, harm, injury,…

وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَـٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

90:2 Hillunحِلٌّ signifies that “You will be made free from obligation in your place of abode; you will be the target of every conceivable abuse, harm, injury, cruelty or violence against your life, property and honour in your city; it is considered lawful to do you harm, even to kill you in your city; you will alight as a conqueror in this city from where you are being driven out as a fugitive”. All these explanations apply to the Holy Prophet (pbuh) but also in a broader sense to the believers, as the message of the Holy Book is meant for all times and is not limited to particular instances of history.