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Luqman 18

Ayah 18 of 34 · Meccan

وَلَا تُصَعِّرۡ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمۡشِ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مَرَحًاۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخۡتَالٖ فَخُورٖ ١٨

And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] toward people1 and do not walk through the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allāh does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Rather, respect them by directing your face and attention to them.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  2. تُصَعِّرۡturntuṣaʿʿir
  3. خَدَّكَyour cheekkhaddaka
  4. لِلنَّاسِfrom menlilnnāsi
  5. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  6. تَمۡشِwalktamshi
  7. فِيinfī
  8. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earthl-arḍi
  9. مَرَحًاۖexultantlymaraḥan
  10. إِنَّIndeedinna
  11. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  12. لَا(does) notlā
  13. يُحِبُّlikeyuḥibbu
  14. كُلَّeverykulla
  15. مُخۡتَالٖself-conceitedmukh'tālin
  16. فَخُورٖboasterfakhūrin

Tafsir

Do not turn your face away from the people in arrogance, and do not walk over the earth haughty and proud; indeed Allah does not love any of those who are haughty in their manner of walking, or arrogant in whatever blessings they are granted and ungrateful for. Rather, He hates them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran