Surah Hud 11:9 — translation and meaning
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وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ مِنَّا رَحْمَةً ثُمَّ نَزَعْنَاهَا مِنْهُ إِنَّهُ لَيَئُوسٌ كَفُورٌ
Word by Word
وَلَئِنْ
wala-in
And if
أَذَقْنَا
adhaqna
We give man a taste
الْإِنسَانَ
al-insana
We give man a taste
مِنَّا
minna
(of) Mercy from Us
رَحْمَةً
rahmatan
(of) Mercy from Us
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
نَزَعْنَاهَا
naza'naha
We withdraw it
مِنْهُ
min'hu
from him
إِنَّهُ
innahu
indeed, he
لَيَئُوسٌ
layausun
(is) despairing
كَفُورٌ
kafurun
(and) ungrateful
Transliteration
Wa la'in azaqnal insaana minnaa rahmatan summa naza'naahaa minhu, innahoo laya'oosun kafoor
Translation
And if We give man a taste of mercy from Us and then We withdraw it from him, indeed, he is despairing and ungrateful.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
If I give man a blessing from Me, such as health or wealth, and then I take away that blessing from him, he loses all hope of My mercy and becomes extremely ungrateful for My blessings, which he forgets when they are taken away.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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