سورة فُصّلَت
Surah Fussilat 41:51
Clear in Exposition · Verse 51 of 54
وَإِذَا أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَأَىٰ بِجَانِبِهِ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ فَذُو دُعَاءٍ عَرِيضٍ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And when We bestow a favour on a person he turns aside (ungratefully) and behaves with pride. But when evil befalls him, he is full of lengthy supplications and prayers.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
When We bestow favours on man, he turns away, and gets himself remote on his side (instead of coming to Us); and when evil seizes him, (he comes) full of prolonged prayer!
Ahmed Ali
When We show Our favours to man he moves away and turns aside; but when in trouble he prays a great deal.
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Ali Unal
When We bestow favors upon human, he retreats and draws aside (from his Lord), and when evil befalls him, then he has recourse to long supplications.
Daryabadi
And when We shew favour Unto man, he turneth aside and withdraweth on his side, and when evil toucheth him, then he is full of prolonged prayer.
Faridul Haque
And when We favour man, he turns away and goes back afar; and when some hardship reaches him, he comes with a vast prayer!
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And when We show favour to man, he turns away and withdraws himself; but when evil touches him, he is full of lengthy supplications.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And when WE bestow a favour on man, he goes away, turning aside; but when evil touches him, lo ! he starts offering long 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!
Muhammad Musin Khan
And when We show favour to man, he withdraws and turns away, but when evil touches him, then he has recourse to long supplications.
Muhammad Pickthall
When We show favour unto man, he withdraweth and turneth aside, but when ill toucheth him then he aboundeth in prayer.
Muhammad Sarwar
When We grant the human being a favor, he ignores it and turns away but when he is afflicted by hardship, he starts lengthy prayers.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And when We show favor to man, he turns aside and withdraws himself; and when evil touches him, he makes lengthy supplications.
Rashad Khalifa
When we bless the human being, he turns away, and drifts farther and farther away, and when he suffers any affliction, he implores loudly.
Shabbir Ahmed
When We bestow bliss on the human being, he turns away and withdraws, but when a hurt touches him, then he comes full of long prayers.