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وَيَدۡعُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ بِٱلشَّرِّ دُعَآءَهُۥ بِٱلۡخَيۡرِۖ وَكَانَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ عَجُولٗا
Wa annal lazeena laa yu'minoona bil aakhirati a'tadnaa lahum 'azaaban aleemaa
The prayer that man should make for good, he maketh for evil; for man is given to hasty (deeds).
— Al-Isra' (ٱلْإِسْرَاء), 17:11
وَيَدۡعُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ بِٱلشَّرِّ دُعَآءَهُۥ بِٱلۡخَيۡرِۖ وَكَانَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ عَجُولٗاTransliteration: Wa annal lazeena laa yu'minoona bil aakhirati a'tadnaa lahum 'azaaban aleemaa
Translation (Yusuf Ali): The prayer that man should make for good, he maketh for evil; for man is given to hasty (deeds).
This is verse 11 of Surah Al-Isra' (ٱلْإِسْرَاء, meaning "The Night Journey"), the 17th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 111 total verses.