Surah Fussilat 41:51

Explained in Detail · Verse 51 of 54 · Juz 25 · Page 482

وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ فَذُو دُعَآءٍ عَرِيضٍ

And when We bestow favor upon man, he turns away and distances himself; but when evil touches him, then he is full of extensive supplication.

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

And when We bestow graces upon man insān the generic noun is meant he shows disregard of giving thanks and turns aside turns his head in arrogance a variant reading for nā’a has na’ā; but when ill befalls him he makes prolonged supplications.

Excerpt from Tafsir al-Jalalayn, commentary on 41:51, via Quran.com. The reader has the full commentary and 9 more tafsirs.