Key Word Analysis of Wa min SharriḤāsidin idhā Ḥasad

وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ 

And also from the mischief of every persistently envious person. (6)

Key Word Analysis of Wa min Sharri Ḥāsidin idhā Ḥasad

  حَاسِدٌ is on the pattern of ism al-fā‘il, derived from حَسَدَ. The expression حَسَدَ عَلَيْهِ حَسْدًا denotes the meaning تَمَنَّى زَوَالَ نِعْمَتِهِ إِلَيْهi.e., he wanted so-and-so’s  blessings to be taken away from them, and given to himself instead. 

Thus, حَاسِدٌ refers to a person who cannot bear to see the blessings of another, and wishes that they be snatched away from them, and given to him instead. 

ENDNOTES

1. Aqrab al-Mawārid.