The Holy Quran 17:83 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ ۖ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ كَانَ يَـُٔوسًا

Translation

When We grant favours to man (the Kaafir), he turns away (from thanking Us) and, changing direction, he goes far. And when hardship (poverty, illness) afflicts him, he becomes despondent (loses hope because he has no faith in Allaah).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

A strange trait of man: that is, the state of man is strange: when Almighty Allah grants him blessings out of His bounty, he does not acknowledge the favour. The more ease and comfort he receives, the more his heedlessness and turning away from the True Benefactor increase, and he tries to slip away, evading the duties of servitude.

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