Surah Al-Balad · Verse 9
وَلِسَانٗا وَشَفَتَيۡنِ
Wa lisaananw wa shafatayn
And a tongue, and a pair of lips?-
— Al-Balad (ٱلبَلَد), 90:9

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وَلِسَانٗا وَشَفَتَيۡنِ
Wa lisaananw wa shafatayn
And a tongue, and a pair of lips?-
— Al-Balad (ٱلبَلَد), 90:9
وَلِسَانٗا وَشَفَتَيۡنِTransliteration: Wa lisaananw wa shafatayn
Translation (Yusuf Ali): And a tongue, and a pair of lips?-
This is verse 9 of Surah Al-Balad (ٱلبَلَد, meaning "The City"), the 90th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 20 total verses.