# Quran 17:83 — Surah Al-Isra' (The Night Journey), Verse 83

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
وَإِذَآ أَنۡعَمۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡإِنسَٰنِ أَعۡرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ كَانَ يَـُٔوسٗا

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
وَاِذَاۤ اَنْعَمْنَا عَلَی الْاِنْسَانِ اَعْرَضَ وَنَاٰ بِجَانِبِهٖ وَاِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ كَانَ یَـُٔوْسًا ۟

## Transliteration
Wa izaaa an'amnaa 'alal insaani a'rada wa na-aa bijaani bihee wa izaa massahush sharru kaana ya'oosaa

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> Yet when We bestow Our favours on man, he turns away and becomes remote on his side (instead of coming to Us), and when evil seizes him he gives himself up to despair!

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Isra' 17:83 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Topics:** [Humility](https://deen.global/quran/topics/virtues-conduct/humility.md)

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