سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 8
۞ وَإِذَا مَسَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ ضُرٌّ دَعَا رَبَّهُۥ مُنِيبًا إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا خَوَّلَهُۥ نِعْمَةً مِّنْهُ نَسِىَ مَا كَانَ يَدْعُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ مِن قَبْلُ وَجَعَلَ لِلَّهِ أَندَادًا لِّيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ ۚ قُلْ تَمَتَّعْ بِكُفْرِكَ قَلِيلًا ۖ إِنَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلنَّارِ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when some hurt touches man, he cries to his Lord (Allâh Alone), turning to Him in repentance. But when He bestows a favour upon him from Himself, he forgets that for which he cried for before, and he sets up rivals to Allâh, in order to mislead others from His Path. Say: "Take pleasure in your disbelief for a while: surely you are (one) of the dwellers of the Fire!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
مَسَّ
massa
touches
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ
l-insāna
[the] man
ضُرٌّۭ
ḍurrun
adversity
دَعَا
daʿā
he calls
رَبَّهُۥ
rabbahu
his Lord
مُنِيبًا
munīban
turning
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to Him
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
إِذَا
idhā
when
خَوَّلَهُۥ
khawwalahu
He bestows on him
نِعْمَةًۭ
niʿ'matan
a favor
مِّنْهُ
min'hu
from Himself
نَسِىَ
nasiya
he forgets
مَا
mā
(for) what
كَانَ
kāna
he used to call
يَدْعُوٓا۟
yadʿū
he used to call
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
[to] Him
مِن
min
before
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
وَجَعَلَ
wajaʿala
and he sets up
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
to Allah
أَندَادًۭا
andādan
rivals
لِّيُضِلَّ
liyuḍilla
to mislead
عَن
ʿan
from
سَبِيلِهِۦ ۚ
sabīlihi
His Path
قُلْ
qul
Say
تَمَتَّعْ
tamattaʿ
Enjoy
بِكُفْرِكَ
bikuf'rika
in your disbelief
قَلِيلًا ۖ
qalīlan
(for) a little
إِنَّكَ
innaka
Indeed, you
مِنْ
min
(are) of
أَصْحَـٰبِ
aṣḥābi
(the) companions
ٱلنَّارِ
l-nāri
(of) the Fire
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.
8. 1. Or he forgets that hardship for the removal of which he used to leave others and supplicate to Allah, or he forgets that Lord whom he used to call upon, and then falls into shirk.
