The Holy Quran 16:55 — Surah An-Nahl

Arabic text

لِيَكْفُرُوا۟ بِمَآ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْ ۚ فَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ ۖ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Translation

...so as to reject the favours granted to them (Although they prayed to Allaah when in difficulty, as soon as they were saved, they ignored His favour of saving them and continued praying to their other gods, as if they had assisted them). Enjoy yourselves. Soon you will come to learn (the error of your ways when Allaah's punishment strikes).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, as soon as the hardship passed, they forgot the true Benefactor and with utter shamelessness began dividing divinity into shares. They felt no shame that only a little while before, in their helplessness, they had been calling upon Him.

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