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Verse (17:83) - English Translation

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Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the 83rd verse of chapter 17 (sūrat l-isrā). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

 

Chapter (17) sūrat l-isrā (The Night Journey)

Sahih International: And when We bestow favor upon the disbeliever, he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing.

Pickthall: And when We make life pleasant unto man, he turneth away and is averse; and when ill toucheth him he is in despair.

Yusuf Ali: Yet when We bestow Our favours on man, he turns away and becomes remote on his side (instead of coming to Us), and when evil seizes him he gives himself up to despair!

Shakir: And when We bestow favor on man, he turns aside and behaves proudly, and when evil afflicts him, he is despairing.

Muhammad Sarwar: When We do favors to the human being, he disregards it and turns away from it. When evil afflicts him, he becomes despairing.

Mohsin Khan: And when We bestow Our Grace on man (the disbeliever), he turns away and becomes arrogant, far away from the Right Path. And when evil touches him he is in great despair.

Arberry: And when We bless man, he turns away, and withdraws aside; but when evil visits him, he is in despair.

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