Quran 41:51 — Fussilat, verse 51
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Whenever We are gracious to man, he goes away haughtily, but, as soon as evil touches him, he turns to prolonged prayer.
وَإِذَا أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَأَىٰ بِجَانِبِهِ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ فَذُو دُعَاءٍ عَرِيضٍ
wa-idhā anʿamnā ʿalā l-insāni aʿraḍa wanaā bijānibihi wa-idhā massahu l-sharu fadhū duʿāin ʿarīḍin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And when We bless man, he turns away and withdraws aside; but when evil visits him, he is full of endless prayers.
- Muhammad Asad
- And, too, when We bestow Our blessings upon man, he tends to turn aside and keep aloof [from remembering Us]; but as soon as evil fortune touches him, he is full of wordy prayers!
- Sahih International
- And when We bestow favor upon man, he turns away and distances himself; but when evil touches him, then he is full of extensive supplication.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِذَآwa-idhā | And when | — |
| 2 | أَنْعَمْنَاanʿamnā | We bestow favor | نعم |
| 3 | عَلَىʿalā | upon | — |
| 4 | ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِl-insāni | man | أنس |
| 5 | أَعْرَضَaʿraḍa | he turns away | عرض |
| 6 | وَنَـَٔاwanaā | and distances himself | نأي |
| 7 | بِجَانِبِهِۦbijānibihi | and distances himself | جنب |
| 8 | وَإِذَاwa-idhā | but when | — |
| 9 | مَسَّهُmassahu | touches him | مسس |
| 10 | ٱلشَّرُّl-sharu | the evil | شرر |
| 11 | فَذُوfadhū | then (he is) full | — |
| 12 | دُعَآءٍduʿāin | (of) supplication | دعو |
| 13 | عَرِيضٍۢʿarīḍin | lengthy | عرض |