يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنْسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ ۞ الَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّاكَ فَعَدَلَكَ
O human being, what has deceived you concerning your generous Lord, who created you, fashioned you, and proportioned you? (82:6–7)
The vocative “yā ayyuhā” addresses humanity directly. “Mā gharraka” is not merely a request to identify an unknown cause: its force is rebuke and awakening. The adjective “al-karīm” recalls generosity but does not make negligence acceptable; the tension strengthens the rebuke.
“Al-ladhī khalaqaka” explains the preceding “rabbika.” The particles fa- in “fa-sawwāka fa-ʿadalaka” link the actions, presenting creation and proportion as evidence that reinforces the admonishing question. Grammatical qualification and rhetorical reminder must be distinguished.