سورة فُصّلَت
Surah Fussilat 41:49
Clear in Exposition · Verse 49 of 54
لَا يَسْأَمُ الْإِنْسَانُ مِنْ دُعَاءِ الْخَيْرِ وَإِنْ مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ فَيَئُوسٌ قَنُوطٌ
Abdul Mannan Omar
A person does not grow weary of praying for good but if evil befalls him, he becomes despondent, despaired of all hope.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Man does not weary of asking for good (things), but if ill touches him, he gives up all hope (and) is lost in despair.
Ahmed Ali
Man never tires of praying for good; but if evil assails him he begins to despair.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
Human never tires of asking for (what he presumes is) his own good, but if evil befalls him, then he gives up all hope and loses heart.
Daryabadi
Man is not wearied of praying for worldly good, and if there tcucheth him an evil, he is despondent, despairing.
Faridul Haque
Man does not weary of seeking goodness; and if some misfortune reaches him, he loses hope, gets disappointed.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Man tires not of praying for good, but, if evil touch him, he is despairing, hopeless.
Maulvi Sher Ali
Man tires not of praying for good; but if evil touch him, he despairs, giving up all hope.
Muhammad Asad
MAN NEVER TIRES of asking for the good [things of life]; and if evil fortune touches him, he abandons all hope, giving himself up to despair.
Muhammad Musin Khan
Man (the disbeliever) does not get tired of asking good (things from Allah), but if an evil touches him, then he gives up all hope and is lost in despair.
Muhammad Pickthall
Man tireth not of praying for good, and if ill toucheth him, then he is disheartened, desperate.
Muhammad Sarwar
The human being never tires of asking for good, but if he is afflicted by hardship, he despairs and gives up all hope.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Man is never tired of praying for good, and if evil touch him, then he is despairing, hopeless.
Rashad Khalifa
The human being never tires of imploring for good things. And when adversity befalls him, he turns despondent, desperate.
Shabbir Ahmed
The human does not tire of praying for good things, and if harm touches him, then he gets quickly disheartened, despondent.