Quran 17:83 — Al-Israa, verse 83
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When We favour man he turns arrogantly to one side, but when harm touches him, he falls into despair.
وَإِذَا أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَأَىٰ بِجَانِبِهِ ۖ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ كَانَ يَئُوسًا
wa-idhā anʿamnā ʿalā l-insāni aʿraḍa wanaā bijānibihi wa-idhā massahu l-sharu kāna yaūsan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And when We bless man, he turns away, and withdraws aside; but when evil visits him, he is in despair.
- Muhammad Asad
- for [it often happens that] when We bestow Our blessings upon man, he turns away and arrogantly keeps aloof [from any thought of Us]; and when evil fortune touches him, he abandons all hope.
- Sahih International
- And when We bestow favor upon man [i.e., the disbeliever], he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِذَآwa-idhā | And when | — |
| 2 | أَنْعَمْنَاanʿamnā | We bestow favor | نعم |
| 3 | عَلَىʿalā | on | — |
| 4 | ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِl-insāni | man | أنس |
| 5 | أَعْرَضَaʿraḍa | he turns away | عرض |
| 6 | وَنَـَٔاwanaā | and becomes remote | نأي |
| 7 | بِجَانِبِهِۦ ۖbijānibihi | on his side | جنب |
| 8 | وَإِذَاwa-idhā | And when | — |
| 9 | مَسَّهُmassahu | touches him | مسس |
| 10 | ٱلشَّرُّl-sharu | the evil | شرر |
| 11 | كَانَkāna | he is | كون |
| 12 | يَـُٔوسًۭاyaūsan | (in) despair | يأس |