Al-Balad (البلد)
Chapter 90 · The City · Juz 30
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًۭا لُّبَدًا
Yaqoolu ahlaktu maalal lubadaa
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
Quran 90:6 — Surah Al-Balad
This is verse 6 of 20 in Surah Al-Balad (البلد), meaning “The City”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 30 (Part 30) of the Quran.
Surah Al-Balad is the 90th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 20 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Yaqoolu ahlaktu maalal lubadaa
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
We have certainly created man into hardship.
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌۭ
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًۭا لُّبَدًا
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Does he think that no one has seen him?
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
Have We not made for him two eyes?