Surah Al-Balad — Verse 11

The City · 90:11 · 11/20

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ

Fala iqtahama alAAaqaba

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

But he has not broken through the difficult pass.

Yet he has not attempted the steep path.

But he hath not attempted the Ascent -

But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.

Yet he did not make his way through the steep course,- -

But he has not attempted to pass on the path that is steep (i.e. the path which will lead to goodness and success).

But he did not venture to scale the difficult steep.

But he would not try to ascend the steep uphill road...

Yet he did not make his way through the steep path[3],

Notes

[3] He did not spend for the sake of Allah but to show off.

(11) But he has not broken through the difficult pass.[1926]

Notes

[1926]- i.e., the steep incline or obstacle. In other words, he has not spent in the cause of Allāh but only boasts of spending in front of others.

11. But he has not attempted to pass on the path that is steep (i.e. the path which will lead to goodness and success).