The Night Journey
17. Al-Isrā’
الإسراء
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وَإِذَا
مَسَّكُمُ
الضُّرُّ
فِي
الْبَحْرِ
ضَلَّ
مَن
تَدْعُونَ
إِلَّا
إِيَّاهُ
فَلَمَّا
نَجَّاكُمْ
إِلَى
الْبَرِّ
أَعْرَضْتُمْ
وَكَانَ
الْإِنسَانُ
كَفُورًا
wa-ʾidhā massakumu ḍ-ḍurru fī l-baḥri ḍalla man tadʿūna ʾillā ʾiyyāhu fa-lammā najjākum ʾilā l-barri ʾaʿraḍtum wa-kāna l-ʾinsānu kafūran
When distress befalls you at sea, those whom you invoke besides Him are forsaken. But when He delivers you to land, you are disregardful [of Him]. Man is very ungrateful.
— Ali Quli Qarai
When distress seizes you at sea, those that ye call upon - besides Himself - leave you in the lurch! but when He brings you back safe to land, ye turn away (from Him). Most ungrateful is man!
