Surah Al-Hadid, Ayah 23 (57:23)

ٱلْحَدِيد

لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا۟ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ …

Quran 57:23 is ayah 23 of Surah Al-Hadid (“The Iron”), a Medinan surah of 29 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 540 of the Madani Mushaf.

57:23
لِّكَيْلَاتَأْسَوْا۟عَلَىٰمَافَاتَكُمْوَلَاتَفْرَحُوا۟بِمَآءَاتَىٰكُمْ ۗوَٱللَّهُلَايُحِبُّكُلَّمُخْتَالٍفَخُورٍ٢٣
likaylā tasaw ʿalā mā fātakum walā tafraḥū bimā ātākum wal-lahu lā yuḥibbu kulla mukh'tālin fakhūrin

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 -(23)

Word by word

  1. لِّكَيْلَاlikaylāSo that you may not
  2. تَأْسَوْا۟tasawgrieve
  3. عَلَىٰʿalāover
  4. مَاmāwhat
  5. فَاتَكُمْfātakumhas escaped you
  6. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  7. تَفْرَحُوا۟tafraḥūexult
  8. بِمَآbimāat what
  9. ءَاتَىٰكُمْ ۗātākumHe has given you
  10. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  11. لَاlā(does) not
  12. يُحِبُّyuḥibbulove
  13. كُلَّkullaevery
  14. مُخْتَالٍmukh'tālinself-deluded
  15. فَخُورٍfakhūrinboaster

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