سُوْرَةُ الْبَلَدِ

Surah Al-Balad (90) — Ayah 7

The City · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 594

أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ﴿7﴾
Does he think that none sees him?
أَيَحْسَبُ ayaḥsabu Does he think
أَن an that
لَّمْ lam not
يَرَهُۥٓ yarahu sees him
أَحَدٌ aḥadun anyone

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7. 1. In this way, he spends wealth in disobedience to Allah and thinks that no one is watching him? Whereas Allah is seeing everything, for which He will recompense him. Ahead, Allah Almighty is mentioning some of His favors so that such people may take heed.

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7. Does he think that no one has seen him? [6]

[6] That is, how he earned this wealth, how he is spending it in unlawful ways, and with what corrupt intention he is spending it.