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Quran 90:1

Al-Balad — The Cityالبلد

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Nay, I swear by this city -

English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall (1930)

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