Surah Al-Fajr 89:15 — translation and meaning
الفجر · Verse 15 / 30 · Page 593
فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ
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Transliteration
Fa ammal insaanu izaa mab talaahu Rabbuhoo fa akramahoo wa na' 'amahoo fa yaqoolu Rabbeee akraman
Translation
And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Because the nations Allah destroyed were blessed with power and strength, Allah explains that blessing them with such is not proof of His being pleased with them. He says: As for the human, it is in his nature that when he is tested by his Lord and He favours him by blessing him with wealth, honour and offspring, he thinks that it is because of his nobility in the eyes of Allah. He says: “My Lord has favoured me because of me being worthy of being favoured.”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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