Surah 80 · verse 17
'Abasa 80:17
Sign in to listenقُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
qutila al-insanu ma akfarah
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
Verse 14Verse 17 Verse 18
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Exalted and purified,
Verse 15بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,
Verse 16كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Noble and dutiful.
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
From what substance did He create him?
Verse 19مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;
Verse 20ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Then He eased the way for him;