When We bless the human being, he turns away and distances himself. But when adversity touches him, he is in despair.
Al-Isra' 17:83
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وَإِذَا أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَأَىٰ بِجَانِبِهِ ۖ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ كَانَ يَئُوسًا
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When We bless the human being, he turns away and distances himself. But when adversity touches him, he is in despair.
When We give human beings good things, they turn away and act proud. But when something bad happens to them, they lose all hope.
When We bless a human being, he turns away and distances himself — but when trouble touches him, he loses all hope.
When We bestow favor upon man, he turns away and distances himself, and when hardship touches him, he falls into despair.
When We bless the human being, he turns away and distances himself. But when adversity touches him—he is in despair.
When We bless the human being, he turns away and distances himself. But when adversity touches him—he is in despair.
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.
And when We bestow Our Grace on man (the disbeliever), he turns away and becomes arrogant (far away from the Right Path). And when evil touches him, he is in great despair.
When We bestow favor upon man, he turns away and distances himself, but when evil befalls him, he is in utter despair.
Yet when We bestow Our favours on man, he turns away and becomes remote on his side (instead of coming to Us), and when evil seizes him he gives himself up to despair!
And when We make life pleasant unto man, he turneth away and is averse; and when ill toucheth him he is in despair.
When We bestow a favour upon a person, he turns his back and draws aside; and when evil afflicts him he gives himself up to despair.
Whenever We bestow favours upon man, he arrogantly turns away and draws aside; and whenever evil visits him, he is in utter despair.
When We bless man, he is disregardful and turns aside; but when an ill befalls him, he is despondent.
Waitha anAAamna AAala alinsani aAArada wanaa bijanibihi waitha massahu alshsharru kana yaoosan