An honest description you may recognise
Three verses about the human being, stated flatly.
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌ وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ
Inna-l-insāna li-rabbihi la-kanūd, wa innahu ʿalā dhālika la-shahīd, wa innahu li-ḥubbi-l-khayri la-shadīd.
“Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful. And indeed, he is to that a witness.1 And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.”
Source
The Qur'an · 100:6-8
Qur'an
- Qur'anic text in the Uthmani script via Quran.com; translation: Saheeh International