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Quran 17:67

Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey), verse 67 of 111 · Juz 15

وَإِذَا مَسَّكُمُ ٱلضُّرُّ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ ضَلَّ مَن تَدْعُونَ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ ۖ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّ أَعْرَضْتُمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ كَفُورًا

Translations of Quran 17:67
EnglishTalal Itani

When harm afflicts you at sea, those you pray to vanish, except for Him. But when He saves you to land, you turn away. The human being is ever thankless.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And when harm toucheth you upon the sea, all unto whom ye cry (for succour) fail save Him (alone), but when He bringeth you safe to land, ye turn away, for man was ever thankless.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Denizde size bir tazyık elverdiği vakıt ondan başka yalvardıklarınız gaib olur, derken o sizi kurtarıp karaya çıkarınca da yüzü çeviriverirsiniz. İnsan da çok nankör bulunuyor

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Lorsqu’un malheur vous atteint sur mer, ceux que vous invoquer vous sont introuvables. Dieu seul est là. Mais, lorsqu’il vous a sauvés et rendus à la terre ferme, vous vous éloignez de lui. En vérité, l’homme est ingrat.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Als u een ongeval op zee overkomt, worden de valsche godheden, welke gij aanroept, door u vergeten, behalve hij zelf, maar wanneer hij u redt en op het droge brengt, wendt gij u van hem af, en keert tot uwe afgoden terug; want de mensch is ondankbaar.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Quando una disgrazia vi prenda in mare, quei che invocate vi abbandonano. Dio solo vi resta. Ma tostochè vi ha salvati, e posti sulla terra ferma, vi allontanate da lui. In verità, l’uomo è ingrato.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.