سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 11
وَيَدْعُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ بِٱلشَّرِّ دُعَآءَهُۥ بِٱلْخَيْرِ ۖ وَكَانَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ عَجُولًا ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And man invokes (Allâh) for evil as he invokes (Allâh) for good and man is ever hasty [i.e., if he is angry with somebody, he invokes (saying): "O Allâh! Curse him" and that one should not do, but one should be patient].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَدْعُ
wayadʿu
And prays
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ
l-insānu
the man
بِٱلشَّرِّ
bil-shari
for evil
دُعَآءَهُۥ
duʿāahu
(as) he prays
بِٱلْخَيْرِ ۖ
bil-khayri
for the good
وَكَانَ
wakāna
And is
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ
l-insānu
the man
عَجُولًۭا
ʿajūlan
ever hasty
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
11. 1. Since man is hasty and impatient, when he is afflicted with hardship, he supplicates for his own destruction in the same way as he supplicates to his Lord for good. It is the grace and mercy of the Lord that He does not accept his supplications for harm. This same subject has already been mentioned in (وَلَوْ يُعَجِّلُ اللّٰهُ للنَّاس الشَّرَّ اسْتِعْجَالَھُمْ بالْخَيْرِ لَقُضِيَ اِلَيْهِمْ اَجَلُھُمْ ۭ فَنَذَرُ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يَرْجُوْنَ لِقَاۗءَنَا فِيْ طُغْيَانِهِمْ يَعْمَهُوْنَ) 10. Yunus:11).
