The Holy Quran 41:50 — Surah Fussilat

Arabic text

وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَـٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ ضَرَّآءَ مَسَّتْهُ لَيَقُولَنَّ هَـٰذَا لِى وَمَآ أَظُنُّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةً وَلَئِن رُّجِعْتُ إِلَىٰ رَبِّىٓ إِنَّ لِى عِندَهُۥ لَلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ فَلَنُنَبِّئَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ

Translation

If We allow him to taste Our mercy (by granting him good fortune) after the adversity that afflicted him, he will certainly say, "I deserved this (I have it because of my own doing). I do not think that Qiyaamah will take place. If (Qiyaamah does take place and) I am ever returned to my Rabb, I shall definitely have the best by Him (something better than this without ever having to suffer)." So (on the Day of Qiyaamah) We shall certainly inform the Kuffaar of what (evil) they did (in the world), and We shall definitely make them taste a severe (harsh) punishment (because of their kufr and sins).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Man's greed and despair: that is, man's nature is strange. When a little worldly good reaches him and he is granted some comfort, ease and health, then out of sheer greed he wants to enjoy still more. No limit he reaches ever fills the belly of his greed; if he had his way, he would take the wealth of the whole world and stow it in his house.

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