When We bestow favours(4523) on man, he turns away, and gets himself remote on his side (instead of(4524) coming to Us); and when evil seizes him, (he comes) full of prolonged prayer!
4523 The last verse and note dealt with men's distortion of the values of life. Here we come to men's ingratitude and hypocrisy. If they receive good, they go farther away from Allah, instead of coming nearer to him. If they suffer ill, they call on Allah and offer prolonged prayers, but it is not sincere devotion and therefore worthless. 4524 Cf. 17:83.