The Ascending Stairways, The Ladders 70:21

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Arabic English Morphology
وَإِذَا wa-idhā
And when Noun
مَسَّهُ massahu
touches him V
the good Noun
مَنُوعًا manūʿan
withholding Noun

but tight-fisted when good fortune comes his way

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلۡخَیۡرُ مَنُوعًا ۝٢١

wa-idhā massahu l-khayru manūʿa