Quran 39:8 — Az-Zumar, verse 8
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When man suffers some affliction, he prays to his Lord and turns to Him, but once he has been granted a favour from God, he forgets the One he had been praying to and sets up rivals to God, to make others stray from His path. Say, ‘Enjoy your ingratitude for a little while: you will be one of the inhabitants of the Fire.’
وَإِذَا مَسَّ الْإِنْسَانَ ضُرٌّ دَعَا رَبَّهُ مُنِيبًا إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا خَوَّلَهُ نِعْمَةً مِنْهُ نَسِيَ مَا كَانَ يَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَجَعَلَ لِلَّهِ أَنْدَادًا لِيُضِلَّ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ ۚ قُلْ تَمَتَّعْ بِكُفْرِكَ قَلِيلًا ۖ إِنَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّارِ
wa-idhā massa l-insāna ḍurrun daʿā rabbahu munīban ilayhi thumma idhā khawwalahu niʿ'matan min'hu nasiya mā kāna yadʿū ilayhi min qablu wajaʿala lillahi andādan liyuḍilla ʿan sabīlihi qul tamattaʿ bikuf'rika qalīlan innaka min aṣḥābi l-nāri
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- When some affliction visits a man, he calls upon his Lord, turning to him; then when He confers on him a blessing from Him he forgets that he was calling to before and sets up compeers to God, to lead astray from His way. Say: 'Enjoy thy unbelief a little; thou shalt be among the inhabitants of the Fire.'
- Muhammad Asad
- NOW [thus it is:] when affliction befalls man, he is likely to cry out to his Sustainer, turning unto Him [for help]; but as soon as He has bestowed upon him a boon by His grace, he forgets Him whom he invoked before, and claims that there are other powers that could rival God - and thus leads [others] astray from His path. Say [unto him who sins in this way]: “Enjoy thyself for a while in this thy denial of the truth; [yet,] verily, thou art of those who are destined for the fire!
- Sahih International
- And when adversity touches man, he calls upon his Lord, turning to Him [alone]; then when He bestows on him a favor from Himself, he forgets Him whom he called upon before, and he attributes to Allāh equals to mislead [people] from His way. Say, "Enjoy your disbelief for a little; indeed, you are of the companions of the Fire."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ وَإِذَاwa-idhā | And when | — |
| 2 | مَسَّmassa | touches | مسس |
| 3 | ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insāna | [the] man | أنس |
| 4 | ضُرٌّۭḍurrun | adversity | ضرر |
| 5 | دَعَاdaʿā | he calls | دعو |
| 6 | رَبَّهُۥrabbahu | his Lord | ربب |
| 7 | مُنِيبًاmunīban | turning | نوب |
| 8 | إِلَيْهِilayhi | to Him | — |
| 9 | ثُمَّthumma | then | — |
| 10 | إِذَاidhā | when | — |
| 11 | خَوَّلَهُۥkhawwalahu | He bestows on him | خول |
| 12 | نِعْمَةًۭniʿ'matan | a favor | نعم |
| 13 | مِّنْهُmin'hu | from Himself | — |
| 14 | نَسِىَnasiya | he forgets | نسي |
| 15 | مَاmā | (for) what | — |
| 16 | كَانَkāna | he used to call | كون |
| 17 | يَدْعُوٓا۟yadʿū | he used to call | دعو |
| 18 | إِلَيْهِilayhi | [to] Him | — |
| 19 | مِنmin | before | — |
| 20 | قَبْلُqablu | before | قبل |
| 21 | وَجَعَلَwajaʿala | and he sets up | جعل |
| 22 | لِلَّهِlillahi | to Allah | أله |
| 23 | أَندَادًۭاandādan | rivals | ندد |
| 24 | لِّيُضِلَّliyuḍilla | to mislead | ضلل |
| 25 | عَنʿan | from | — |
| 26 | سَبِيلِهِۦ ۚsabīlihi | His Path | سبل |
| 27 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 28 | تَمَتَّعْtamattaʿ | Enjoy | متع |
| 29 | بِكُفْرِكَbikuf'rika | in your disbelief | كفر |
| 30 | قَلِيلًا ۖqalīlan | (for) a little | قلل |
| 31 | إِنَّكَinnaka | Indeed, you | — |
| 32 | مِنْmin | (are) of | — |
| 33 | أَصْحَـٰبِaṣḥābi | (the) companions | صحب |
| 34 | ٱلنَّارِl-nāri | (of) the Fire | نور |