لَّا يَسْأَمُ الْإِنسَانُ مِن دُعَاءِ الْخَيْرِ وَإِن مَّسَّهُ الشَّرُّ فَيَئُوسٌ قَنُوطٌ
La yas-amu al-insanu min duAAa-i alkhayri wa-in massahu alshsharru fayaoosun qanootun
(Does) not get tired man of praying (for) the good, but if touches him the evil then he gives up hope (and) despairs.
MAN NEVER TIRES of asking for the good [things of life]; and if evil fortune touches him, he abandons all hope, giving himself up to despair.
Man does not weary of asking for good (things), but if ill touches him, he gives up all hope (and) is lost in despair.
Man tireth not of praying for good, and if ill toucheth him, then he is disheartened, desperate.
Man tires not of praying for good, but, if evil touch him, he is despairing, hopeless.
Man is not weary of supplication for good [things], but if evil touches him, he is hopeless and despairing.