Surah Fussilat, Ayah 51 (41:51)

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وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنََٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ فَذُو …

Quran 41:51 is ayah 51 of Surah Fussilat (“Explained in Detail”), a Meccan surah of 54 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 482 of the Madani Mushaf.

41:51
وَإِذَآأَنْعَمْنَاعَلَىٱلْإِنسَٰنِأَعْرَضَوَنََٔابِجَانِبِهِۦوَإِذَامَسَّهُٱلشَّرُّفَذُودُعَآءٍعَرِيضٍ٥١
wa-idhā anʿamnā ʿalā l-insāni aʿraḍa wanaā bijānibihi wa-idhā massahu l-sharu fadhū duʿāin ʿarīḍin

And when We bestow favor upon man, he turns away and distances himself; but when evil touches him, then he is full of extensive supplication.(51)

Word by word

  1. وَإِذَآwa-idhāAnd when
  2. أَنْعَمْنَاanʿamnāWe bestow favor
  3. عَلَىʿalāupon
  4. ٱلْإِنسَٰنِl-insāniman
  5. أَعْرَضَaʿraḍahe turns away
  6. وَنََٔاwanaāand distances himself
  7. بِجَانِبِهِۦbijānibihiand distances himself
  8. وَإِذَاwa-idhābut when
  9. مَسَّهُmassahutouches him
  10. ٱلشَّرُّl-sharuthe evil
  11. فَذُوfadhūthen (he is) full
  12. دُعَآءٍduʿāin(of) supplication
  13. عَرِيضٍʿarīḍinlengthy

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