Surah Al-Isra 17:83 — translation and meaning
الإسراء · Verse 83 / 111 · Page 290
ۖ وَإِذَا أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى الْإِنسَانِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَأَى بِجَانِبِهِ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ كَانَ يَئُوسًا
Word by Word
ۖ
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
أَنْعَمْنَا
an'amna
We bestow favor
عَلَى
ala
on
الْإِنسَانِ
al-insani
man
أَعْرَضَ
a'rada
he turns away
وَنَأَى
wanaa
and becomes remote
بِجَانِبِهِ
bijanibihi
on his side
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
مَسَّهُ
massahu
touches him
الشَّرُّ
al-sharu
the evil
كَانَ
kana
he is
يَئُوسًا
yausan
(in) despair
Transliteration
Wa izaaa an'amnaa 'alal insaani a'rada wa na-aa bijaani bihee wa izaa massahush sharru kaana ya'oosaa
Translation
And when We bestow favor upon the disbeliever, he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
And when I grant man a blessing such as health and wealth, he turns away from thanking Allah and obeying Him, and moves further away out of pride. But when illness, poverty or the like befalls him, he becomes extremely despondent and hopeless of Allah’s mercy.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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