وَلَا
تُصَعِّرۡ
خَدَّكَ
لِلنَّاسِ
وَلَا
تَمۡشِ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
مَرَحًاۖ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
لَا
يُحِبُّ
كُلَّ
مُخۡتَالٖ
فَخُورٖ
١٨
Turn not thy cheek in scorn toward folk, nor walk with pertness in the land. Lo! Allah loveth not each braggart boaster.
— M. Pickthall
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.
— Saheeh International
"And swell not thy cheek (for pride) at men, nor walk in insolence through the earth; for Allah loveth not any arrogant boaster.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
This is useful advice which Allah tells us Luqman gave, so that people may follow it and take it as"See the full heading "This is useful advice which Allah tells us Luqman gave, so thatpeople may follow it and take it as a good example
He said:
يبُنَىَّ إِنَّهَآ إِن تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَ
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