إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا
I tha massahu a l shsharru jazooAA a n [As a rule,] whenever misfortune touches him, he is filled with self-pity;8
 - Mohammad Asad
when evil befalls him, he becomes despondent;
 - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
distressed when touched with evil,
 - Mustafa Khattab
Fretful when evil befalleth him
 - Marmaduke Pickthall
Fretful when evil touches him;
 - Abdullah Yusuf Ali