Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:83

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Arabic English Morphology
وَإِذَآ wa-idhā
And when Noun
We bestow favor V
عَلَى ʿalā
on Prep
man Noun
أَعْرَضَ aʿraḍa
he turns away V
and becomes remote V
on his side Noun
وَإِذَا wa-idhā
And when Noun
مَسَّهُ massahu
touches him V
the evil Noun
كَانَ kāna
he is V
(in) despair Noun

When We favour man he turns arrogantly to one side, but when harm touches him, he falls into despair

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَإِذَاۤ أَنۡعَمۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنِ أَعۡرَضَ وَنَءَا بِجَانِبِهِۦ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ كَانَ یَءُوسࣰا ۝٨٣

wa-idhā anʿamnā ʿalā l-insāni aʿraḍa wanaā bijānibihi wa-idhā massahu l-sharu kāna yaūsa