Surah Luqman, Ayah 18 (31:18)

لُقْمَان

وَلَا تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ …

Quran 31:18 is ayah 18 of Surah Luqman (“Luqman”), a Meccan surah of 34 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 412 of the Madani Mushaf.

31:18
وَلَاتُصَعِّرْخَدَّكَلِلنَّاسِوَلَاتَمْشِفِىٱلْأَرْضِمَرَحًا ۖإِنَّٱللَّهَلَايُحِبُّكُلَّمُخْتَالٍفَخُورٍ١٨
walā tuṣaʿʿir khaddaka lilnnāsi walā tamshi fī l-arḍi maraḥan inna l-laha lā yuḥibbu kulla mukh'tālin fakhūrin

And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] toward people and do not walk through the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allāh does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful.(18)

Word by word

  1. وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
  2. تُصَعِّرْtuṣaʿʿirturn
  3. خَدَّكَkhaddakayour cheek
  4. لِلنَّاسِlilnnāsifrom men
  5. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  6. تَمْشِtamshiwalk
  7. فِىfīin
  8. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
  9. مَرَحًا ۖmaraḥanexultantly
  10. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  11. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  12. لَاlā(does) not
  13. يُحِبُّyuḥibbulike
  14. كُلَّkullaevery
  15. مُخْتَالٍmukh'tālinself-conceited
  16. فَخُورٍfakhūrinboaster

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