Fussilat 41:49
Explained in detail · ayah 49 of 54
لَّا يَسْـَٔمُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِن دُعَآءِ ٱلْخَيْرِ وَإِن مَّسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ فَيَـُٔوسٌۭ قَنُوطٌۭ
La yas-amu al-insanu min duAAa-ialkhayri wa-in massahu ashsharru fayaoosun qanoot
"Man is not weary of supplication for good [things], but if evil touches him, he is hopeless and despairing."
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"Man never tires of asking for good, but if evil touches him he loses all hope and becomes despondent."
Pickthall (classic)+
"Man tireth not of praying for good, and if ill toucheth him, then he is disheartened, desperate."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"Man does not weary of asking for good (things), but if ill touches him, he gives up all hope (and) is lost in despair."