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Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 51
وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ فَذُو دُعَآءٍ عَرِيضٍ ﴿51﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when We show favour to man, he withdraws and turns away; but when evil touches him, then he has recourse to long supplications.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَآ
wa-idhā
And when
أَنْعَمْنَا
anʿamnā
We bestow favor
عَلَى
ʿalā
upon
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ
l-insāni
man
أَعْرَضَ
aʿraḍa
he turns away
وَنَـَٔا
wanaā
and distances himself
بِجَانِبِهِۦ
bijānibihi
and distances himself
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
but when
مَسَّهُ
massahu
touches him
ٱلشَّرُّ
l-sharu
the evil
فَذُو
fadhū
then (he is) full
دُعَآءٍ
duʿāin
(of) supplication
عَرِيضٍۢ
ʿarīḍin
lengthy
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 51) {وَ اِذَاۤ اَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى الْاِنْسَانِ اَعْرَضَ وَ نَاٰ بِجَانِبِهٖ: ’’نَأٰي يَنْأٰي نَأْيًا‘‘} (fa) To be distant. This verb is intransitive, but with the "ba" that comes with {’’ بِجَانِبِهٖ ‘‘}, it becomes transitive, so the meaning of {’’ نَاٰ بِجَانِبِهٖ ‘‘} is "he turns his side away." In the previous verse, the statement of the disbelieving person was mentioned; in this verse, his condition is described. For the explanation of this verse, see Surah Yunus (12), Hud (11,10), and Surah Zumar (49).
