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Al-Isra 37

Ayah 37 of 111 · Meccan

وَلَا تَمۡشِ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مَرَحًاۖ إِنَّكَ لَن تَخۡرِقَ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَلَن تَبۡلُغَ ٱلۡجِبَالَ طُولٗا ٣٧

And do not walk upon the earth exultantly. Indeed, you will never tear the earth [apart], and you will never reach the mountains in height.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Man, for all his arrogance, is yet a weak and small creature.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  2. تَمۡشِwalktamshi
  3. فِيinfī
  4. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earthl-arḍi
  5. مَرَحًاۖ(with) insolencemaraḥan
  6. إِنَّكَIndeed, youinnaka
  7. لَنwill neverlan
  8. تَخۡرِقَteartakhriqa
  9. ٱلۡأَرۡضَthe earthl-arḍa
  10. وَلَنand will neverwalan
  11. تَبۡلُغَreachtablugha
  12. ٱلۡجِبَالَthe mountainsl-jibāla
  13. طُولٗا(in) heightṭūlan

Tafsir

Do not walk on earth with pride and arrogance. If you walk haughtily on earth you will not be able to split the earth, nor will your stature reach the mountains in height and elevation. Why then are you so proud?!

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran