سُوْرَةُ الْبَلَدِ

Surah Al-Balad (90) — Ayah 6

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يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا ﴿6﴾
He says (boastfully): "I have wasted wealth in abundance!"
يَقُولُ yaqūlu He will say
أَهْلَكْتُ ahlaktu I have squandered
مَالًۭا mālan wealth
لُّبَدًا lubadan abundant

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6. 1. That is, he spends lavishly in worldly matters and frivolities, then recounts it before people as a matter of pride.