Surah Al-'Alaq 96:7

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أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

when he sees it that is to say his own soul to be self-sufficient in terms of wealth — this was revealed regarding Abū Jahl ra’ā ‘sees’ means to see mentally; istaghnā ‘self-sufficient’ is the second direct object; an ra’āhu ‘when he sees it’ is an object denoting reason.

Excerpt from Tafsir al-Jalalayn, commentary on 96:7, via Quran.com. The reader has the full commentary and 9 more tafsirs.