Surah Az-Zumar, Ayah 8 (39:8)

ٱلزُّمَر

۞ وَإِذَا مَسَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ ضُرٌّ دَعَا رَبَّهُۥ مُنِيبًا إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا خَوَّلَهُۥ نِعْمَةً مِّنْهُ …

Quran 39:8 is ayah 8 of Surah Az-Zumar (“The Troops”), a Meccan surah of 75 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 459 of the Madani Mushaf.

39:8
۞ وَإِذَامَسَّٱلْإِنسَٰنَضُرٌّدَعَارَبَّهُۥمُنِيبًاإِلَيْهِثُمَّإِذَاخَوَّلَهُۥنِعْمَةًمِّنْهُنَسِىَمَاكَانَيَدْعُوٓا۟إِلَيْهِمِنقَبْلُوَجَعَلَلِلَّهِأَندَادًالِّيُضِلَّعَنسَبِيلِهِۦ ۚقُلْتَمَتَّعْبِكُفْرِكَقَلِيلًا ۖإِنَّكَمِنْأَصْحَٰبِٱلنَّارِ٨
wa-idhā massa l-insāna ḍurrun daʿā rabbahu munīban ilayhi thumma idhā khawwalahu niʿ'matan min'hu nasiya mā kāna yadʿū ilayhi min qablu wajaʿala lillahi andādan liyuḍilla ʿan sabīlihi qul tamattaʿ bikuf'rika qalīlan innaka min aṣḥābi l-nāri

And when adversity touches man, he calls upon his Lord, turning to Him [alone]; then when He bestows on him a favor from Himself, he forgets Him whom he called upon before, and he attributes to Allāh equals to mislead [people] from His way. Say, "Enjoy your disbelief for a little; indeed, you are of the companions of the Fire."(8)

Word by word

  1. ۞ وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
  2. مَسَّmassatouches
  3. ٱلْإِنسَٰنَl-insāna[the] man
  4. ضُرٌّḍurrunadversity
  5. دَعَاdaʿāhe calls
  6. رَبَّهُۥrabbahuhis Lord
  7. مُنِيبًاmunībanturning
  8. إِلَيْهِilayhito Him
  9. ثُمَّthummathen
  10. إِذَاidhāwhen
  11. خَوَّلَهُۥkhawwalahuHe bestows on him
  12. نِعْمَةًniʿ'matana favor
  13. مِّنْهُmin'hufrom Himself
  14. نَسِىَnasiyahe forgets
  15. مَاmā(for) what
  16. كَانَkānahe used to call
  17. يَدْعُوٓا۟yadʿūhe used to call
  18. إِلَيْهِilayhi[to] Him
  19. مِنminbefore
  20. قَبْلُqablubefore
  21. وَجَعَلَwajaʿalaand he sets up
  22. لِلَّهِlillahito Allah
  23. أَندَادًاandādanrivals
  24. لِّيُضِلَّliyuḍillato mislead
  25. عَنʿanfrom
  26. سَبِيلِهِۦ ۚsabīlihiHis Path
  27. قُلْqulSay
  28. تَمَتَّعْtamattaʿEnjoy
  29. بِكُفْرِكَbikuf'rikain your disbelief
  30. قَلِيلًا ۖqalīlan(for) a little
  31. إِنَّكَinnakaIndeed, you
  32. مِنْmin(are) of
  33. أَصْحَٰبِaṣḥābi(the) companions
  34. ٱلنَّارِl-nāri(of) the Fire

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