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Al-Isra (The Night Journey)

Verse 83of 111

وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ ۖ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ كَانَ يَـُٔوسًۭا﴿٨٣

Translation (Sahih International)

And when We bestow favor upon the disbeliever, he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing.

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِذَآwa-idhāAnd when
أَنْعَمْنَاanʿamnāWe bestow favor
عَلَىʿalāon
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِl-insāniman
أَعْرَضَaʿraḍahe turns away
وَنَـَٔاwanaāand becomes remote
بِجَانِبِهِۦ ۖbijānibihion his side
وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
مَسَّهُmassahutouches him
ٱلشَّرُّl-sharuthe evil
كَانَkānahe is
يَـُٔوسًۭاyaūsan(in) despair

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Turning away from Allah at Times of Ease and despairing at Times of CalamityAllah tells us about the weakness that is inherent in man, except for those whom He protects at both times of ease and calamity. If Allah blesses a man with wealth, good health, ease, provision and help, and he gets what he wants, he turns away from the obedience and worship of Allah, and becomes arrogant. Mujahid said, "(It means) he goes away from Us.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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