Quran 80:17 — Abasa, verse 17
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Woe to man! How ungrateful he is!
قُتِلَ الْإِنْسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
qutila l-insānu mā akfarahu
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Perish Man! How unthankful he is!
- Muhammad Asad
- [But only too often] man destroys himself: how stubbornly does he deny the truth!
- Sahih International
- Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man; how disbelieving is he.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قُتِلَqutila | Is destroyed | قتل |
| 2 | ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānu | [the] man | أنس |
| 3 | مَآmā | how | — |
| 4 | أَكْفَرَهُۥakfarahu | ungrateful is he | كفر |