Surah Al-Isra 17:11 — translation and meaning
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ۖ وَيَدْعُ الْإِنسَانُ بِالشَّرِّ دُعَاءَهُ بِالْخَيْرِ وَكَانَ الْإِنسَانُ عَجُولًا
Word by Word
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وَيَدْعُ
wayad'u
And prays
الْإِنسَانُ
al-insanu
the man
بِالشَّرِّ
bil-shari
for evil
دُعَاءَهُ
du'aahu
(as) he prays
بِالْخَيْرِ
bil-khayri
for the good
وَكَانَ
wakana
And is
الْإِنسَانُ
al-insanu
the man
عَجُولًا
ajulan
ever hasty
Transliteration
Wa yad'ul insaanu bishsharri du'aaa 'ahoo bilkhayr; wa kaanal insaanu 'ajoola
Translation
And man supplicates for evil as he supplicates for good, and man is ever hasty.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Man on account of his ignorance prays for evil against himself, his children and his wealth when he is angry, just as he prays for good for himself. If we had to answer his prayer for evil he will be ruined and so will his children and his wealth. Human beings are naturally hasty and therefore may hastily bring on something that is harmful.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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