Al-'Adiyat Verse 7

and they certainly attest to this—

and he himself is a witness to that –

and surely he is a witness against that!

and He is witness to this––

And verily to that he is witness.

And to that (fact) he bears witness (by his deeds);

and he himself is a witness to that,

And is himself witness to it,

And indeed he himself is a witness to it.

and indeed he is [himself] witness to that!

And to this he himself is a sure witness;

And he himself bears witness to all this (by his conduct).

And he truly (is) on that witnessing/testifying (E).

And indeed he himself is a witness to it.

And, verily, he is a witness of that.

And to that fact he bears witness (by his deeds);

And truly on account of the love of wealth he is niggardly.

And most surely he is a witness of that.

And lo! he is a witness unto that;

He himself knows this very well.

To this he himself shall bear witness.

And to that He bears witness.

He himself bears witness to that.

And he bears witness to that.

and verily to that, ingratitude of his, he is a witness, bearing witness against himself to his own actions.

And to that He bears witness.

Qatadah and Sufyan Ath-Thawri both said,

"And indeed Allah is a witness to that."

It is also possible that the pronoun (He) could be referring to man. This was said by Muhammad bin Ka`b Al-Qurazi. Thus, its meaning would be that man is a witness himself to the fact that he is ungrateful.

This is obvious in his condition, meaning this is apparent from his statements and deeds.

This is as Allah says,

مَا كَانَ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ أَن يَعْمُرُواْ مَسَاجِدَ الله شَـهِدِينَ عَلَى أَنفُسِهِم بِالْكُفْرِ

It is not for the idolators, to maintain the Masajid (Mosques) of Allah, while they witness disbelief against themselves. (9;17)

Allah said;

وَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ