Meccan·Surah 70

المعارج

Surah Al-Ma'arij — Ayah 21

The Ascending Stairways

44 Ayahs·Verse 70:21
70:21

وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا

And when good touches him, withholding [of it],

Context in Surah Al-Ma'arij

Nearby ayahs help place verse 70:21 in sequence and meaning.

۞ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا

Indeed, mankind was created anxious:

إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا

When evil touches him, impatient,

إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ

Except the observers of prayer -

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ

Those who are constant in their prayer