Surah Fussilat 41:49 — translation and meaning
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لَّا يَسْأَمُ الْإِنسَانُ مِن دُعَاءِ الْخَيْرِ وَإِن مَّسَّهُ الشَّرُّ فَيَئُوسٌ قَنُوطٌ
Word by Word
لَّا
la
(Does) not
يَسْأَمُ
yasamu
get tired
الْإِنسَانُ
al-insanu
man
مِن
min
of
دُعَاءِ
du'ai
praying
الْخَيْرِ
al-khayri
(for) the good
وَإِن
wa-in
but if
مَّسَّهُ
massahu
touches him
الشَّرُّ
al-sharu
the evil
فَيَئُوسٌ
fayausun
then he gives up hope
قَنُوطٌ
qanutun
(and) despairs
Transliteration
Laa yas'amul insaanu min du'aaa'il khairi wa im massa hush sharru fa ya'oosun qanoot
Translation
Man is not weary of supplication for good [things], but if evil touches him, he is hopeless and despairing.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Man does not tire of asking for health, wealth, children and other favours. If he is afflicted by poverty, sickness and the like then he becomes extremely despondent of Allah’s mercy.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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