قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ ١٧
Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man;1 how disbelieving is he.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 i.e., those who deny Allāh's message.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قُتِلَIs destroyedqutila
- ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ[the] manl-insānu
- مَآhowmā
- أَكۡفَرَهُۥungrateful is heakfarahu
Tafsir
The disbelieving human is cursed; how severe is his disbelief in Allah!
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran