Surah Al-Israa · Ayah 83·Makkī

83

وَإِذَآ عَلَى وَإِذَا ﴿٨٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when We bestow favor upon the disbeliever, he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 9 roots in 9 of 12 words

Rarest here: ن-أ-ي — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 16 points across 5 rule families

  • Iẓhār3
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

12 words · 52 letters · āyah 83 of 111

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 41:51 · Fussilatvery close

    وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ فَذُو دُعَآءٍ عَرِيضٍ

    And when We bestow favor upon man, he turns away and distances himself; but when evil touches him, then he is full of extensive supplication.

  • Quran 11:9 · Hudvery close

    وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنَّا رَحْمَةً ثُمَّ نَزَعْنَٰهَا مِنْهُ إِنَّهُۥ لَيَـُٔوسٌ كَفُورٌ

    And if We give man a taste of mercy from Us and then We withdraw it from him, indeed, he is despairing and ungrateful.

  • Quran 41:49 · Fussilatclose

    لَّا يَسْـَٔمُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِن دُعَآءِ ٱلْخَيْرِ وَإِن مَّسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ فَيَـُٔوسٌ قَنُوطٌ

    Man is not weary of supplication for good [things], but if evil touches him, he is hopeless and despairing.

  • Quran 42:48 · Ash-Shuraclose

    فَإِنْ أَعْرَضُوا۟ فَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا إِنْ عَلَيْكَ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَٰغُ وَإِنَّآ إِذَآ أَذَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنَّا رَحْمَةً فَرِحَ بِهَا وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌۢ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ فَإِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ كَفُورٌ

    But if they turn away - then We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], over them as a guardian; upon you is only [the duty of] notification. And indeed, when We let man taste mercy from…

  • Quran 10:12 · Yunusclose

    وَإِذَا مَسَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ ٱلضُّرُّ دَعَانَا لِجَنۢبِهِۦٓ أَوْ قَاعِدًا أَوْ قَآئِمًا فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُ ضُرَّهُۥ مَرَّ كَأَن لَّمْ يَدْعُنَآ إِلَىٰ ضُرٍّ مَّسَّهُۥ كَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    And when affliction touches man, he calls upon Us, whether lying on his side or sitting or standing; but when We remove from him his affliction, he continues [in disobedience] as…

  • Quran 92:9 · Al-Lailclose

    وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

    And denies the best [reward],

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Fussilat 41:515 shared roots

    وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ فَذُو دُعَآءٍ عَرِيضٍ

    ن-أ-يش-ر-رج-ن-بم-س-سع-ر-ض

  • Fussilat 41:494 shared roots

    لَّا يَسْـَٔمُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِن دُعَآءِ ٱلْخَيْرِ وَإِن مَّسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ فَيَـُٔوسٌ قَنُوطٌ

    ي-أ-سش-ر-رم-س-سأ-ن-س

  • Al-Ma'aarij 70:202 shared roots

    إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا

    ش-ر-رم-س-س

  • Hud 11:92 shared roots

    وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنَّا رَحْمَةً ثُمَّ نَزَعْنَٰهَا مِنْهُ إِنَّهُۥ لَيَـُٔوسٌ كَفُورٌ

    ي-أ-سأ-ن-س

  • Al-Israa 17:113 shared roots

    وَيَدْعُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ بِٱلشَّرِّ دُعَآءَهُۥ بِٱلْخَيْرِ وَكَانَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَجُولًا

    ش-ر-رأ-ن-سك-و-ن

  • Al-Israa 17:674 shared roots

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

    م-س-سع-ر-ضأ-ن-سك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 17:83?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 17:83 include Quran 41:51 (Surah Fussilat), Quran 11:9 (Surah Hud), Quran 41:49 (Surah Fussilat), and Quran 42:48 (Surah Ash-Shura). For example, 41:51 reads: “And when We bestow favor upon man, he turns away and distances himself; but when evil touches him, then he is full of extensive supplication.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 17:83 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 17:83 (Surah Al-Israa, The Night Journey) reads: “And when We bestow favor upon the disbeliever, he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing.”

Which surah is verse 17:83 in?

Quran 17:83 is āyah 83 of Surah Al-Israa (The Night Journey), chapter 17 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 17:83?

Tartīl presents Quran 17:83 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.