Surah Al-Ma'arij — Verse 20

The Ascending Stairways · 70:20 · 20/44

إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا

Itha massahu ashsharrujazooAAa

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

When evil touches him, impatient,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

he is fretful when misfortune touches him,

Marmaduke Pickthall

Fretful when evil befalleth him

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Fretful when evil touches him;

Mufti Taqi Usmani

very upset when touched by evil,

Al-Hilali & Khan

Irritable (discontented) when evil touches him;

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

bewailing when evil befalls him,

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

[As a rule,] whenever misfortune touches him, he is filled with self-pity;