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Al-Hadid 23

Ayah 23 of 29 · Medinan

لِّكَيۡلَا تَأۡسَوۡاْ عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمۡ وَلَا تَفۡرَحُواْ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمۡۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخۡتَالٖ فَخُورٍ ٢٣

In order that you not despair over what has eluded you and not exult [in pride] over what He has given you. And Allāh does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful -

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لِّكَيۡلَاSo that you may notlikaylā
  2. تَأۡسَوۡاْgrievetasaw
  3. عَلَىٰoverʿalā
  4. مَاwhatmā
  5. فَاتَكُمۡhas escaped youfātakum
  6. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  7. تَفۡرَحُواْexulttafraḥū
  8. بِمَآat whatbimā
  9. ءَاتَىٰكُمۡۗHe has given youātākum
  10. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  11. لَا(does) notlā
  12. يُحِبُّloveyuḥibbu
  13. كُلَّeverykulla
  14. مُخۡتَالٖself-deludedmukh'tālin
  15. فَخُورٍboasterfakhūrin

Tafsir

O people! That is so that you do not grieve over anything you miss out on, and so that you do not show happiness that leads to arrogance over every blessing Allah has given you. Indeed, Allah does not love anyone who is arrogant and boastful over what Allah has granted him.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran