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Quran 39:49

Surah Az-Zumar (The Troops), verse 49 of 75 · Juz 24

فَإِذَا مَسَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ ضُرٌّ دَعَانَا ثُمَّ إِذَا خَوَّلْنَـٰهُ نِعْمَةً مِّنَّا قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أُوتِيتُهُۥ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍۭ ۚ بَلْ هِىَ فِتْنَةٌ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Translations of Quran 39:49
EnglishTalal Itani

When adversity touches the human being, he calls on Us. But then, when We favor him with a blessing from Us, he says, “I have attained this by virtue of my knowledge.” However, it is a test, but most of them do not know.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Now when hurt toucheth a man he crieth unto Us, and afterward when We have granted him a boon from Us, he saith: Only by force of knowledge I obtained it. Nay, but it is a test. But most of them know not.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Fakat insana bir sıkıntı dokunuverince bize yalvarır, sonra kendisine tarafımızdan bir ni'met bahşediverdiğimiz zaman da o bana bir bilgi üzerine verildi der, belki o bir fitnedir velâkin pek çokları bilmezler

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Si quelque mal atteint l’homme, il nous appelle ; la changeons-nous contre quelque faveur, il dit : Je savais bien que cela devait m’échoir. C’est plutôt une épreuve de la part de Dieu ; mais la plupart des hommes ne le savent pas.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Als de mensch door droefheid wordt getroffen, roept hij ons aan, doch daarna, als wij hem van onze gunst hebben geschonken, zegt hij: ik heb het alleen ontvangen wegens Gods bekendheid met mijne verdiensten. Integendeel, het is eene proef; maar het meerendeel hunner weet het niet.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Se l’uomo soffre qualche perdita, ci chiama; se la cambiamo in favore, egli dice io sapeva bene che ciò doveva accadere. È piuttosto una prova da parte di Dio; ma la maggior parte degli uomini non lo sa.

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