Surah Hud — Verse 9

Hud · 11:9 · 9/123

وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنَّا رَحْمَةً ثُمَّ نَزَعْنَـٰهَا مِنْهُ إِنَّهُۥ لَيَـُٔوسٌ كَفُورٌ

Wala-in athaqna al-insanaminna rahmatan thumma nazaAAnahaminhu innahu layaoosun kafoor

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Translations of this verse 7

Saheeh International

And if We give man a taste of mercy from Us and then We withdraw it from him, indeed, he is despairing and ungrateful.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

How desperate and ungrateful man becomes when We let him taste Our mercy and then withhold it!

Marmaduke Pickthall

And if we cause man to taste some mercy from Us and afterward withdraw it from him, lo! he is despairing, thankless.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

If We give man a taste of Mercy from Ourselves, and then withdraw it from him, behold! he is in despair and (falls into) blasphemy.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

If We give man a taste of Our mercy and then take it away from him, he becomes highly desperate, utterly ungrateful.

Al-Hilali & Khan

And if We give man a taste of Mercy from Us, and then withdraw it from him, verily! he is despairing, ungrateful.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

If We ever favour man with Our Mercy, and then take it away from him, he becomes utterly desperate, totally ungrateful.