لِّكَيۡلَا
تَأۡسَوۡاْ
عَلَىٰ
مَا
فَاتَكُمۡ
وَلَا
تَفۡرَحُواْ
بِمَآ
ءَاتَىٰكُمۡۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
لَا
يُحِبُّ
كُلَّ
مُخۡتَالٖ
فَخُورٍ
٢٣
In order that ye may not despair over matters that pass you by, nor exult over favours bestowed upon you. For Allah loveth not any vainglorious boaster,-
— A. Yusuf Ali
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 -
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Everything that affects Mankind, is duly measured and destined
Allah reminds of His measuring and deciding the destiny of all things before He created the creation,
مَآ أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ فِى الاٌّرْضِ وَلاَ فِى أَنفُسِكُمْ
(No calamity occurs on the earth nor in yourselves) meaning, `there is noth
…Everything that affects Mankind, is duly measured and destined
Allah reminds of His measuring and deciding the destiny of all things before He created
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