لَّا يَسۡـَٔمُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِن دُعَآءِ ٱلۡخَيۡرِ وَإِن مَّسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ فَيَـُٔوسٞ قَنُوطٞ ٤٩
Man is not weary of supplication for good [things], but if evil touches him, he is hopeless and despairing.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- لَّا(Does) notlā
- يَسۡـَٔمُget tiredyasamu
- ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُmanl-insānu
- مِنofmin
- دُعَآءِprayingduʿāi
- ٱلۡخَيۡرِ(for) the goodl-khayri
- وَإِنbut ifwa-in
- مَّسَّهُtouches himmassahu
- ٱلشَّرُّthe evill-sharu
- فَيَـُٔوسٞthen he gives up hopefayaūsun
- قَنُوطٞ(and) despairsqanūṭun
Tafsir
Man does not tire of asking for health, wealth, children and other favours. If he is afflicted by poverty, sickness and the like then he becomes extremely despondent of Allah’s mercy.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran