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Qur’an 17:37 Al-Isra, verse 37
وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّكَ لَن تَخْرِقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَن تَبْلُغَ ٱلْجِبَالَ طُولًۭا
And do not walk upon the earth exultantly. Indeed, you will never tear the earth [apart], and you will never reach the mountains in height.
Translation: Saheeh International. Brackets mark words added for clarity.
- Surah
- Al-Isra (17)
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- 37 of 111
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Word by word
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| وَلَا | walā | And (do) not |
| تَمْشِ | tamshi | walk |
| فِى | fī | in |
| ٱلْأَرْضِ | l-arḍi | the earth |
| مَرَحًا ۖ | maraḥan | (with) insolence |
| إِنَّكَ | innaka | Indeed, you |
| لَن | lan | will never |
| تَخْرِقَ | takhriqa | tear |
| ٱلْأَرْضَ | l-arḍa | the earth |
| وَلَن | walan | and will never |
| تَبْلُغَ | tablugha | reach |
| ٱلْجِبَالَ | l-jibāla | the mountains |
| طُولًۭا | ṭūlan | (in) height |
In context
The verses around 17:37 in Al-Isra.
- 17:35وَأَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ إِذَا كِلْتُمْ وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًۭاAnd give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even balance. That is the best [way] and best in result.
- 17:36وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْبَصَرَ وَٱلْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْـُٔولًۭاAnd do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.
- 17:38كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ كَانَ سَيِّئُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّكَ مَكْرُوهًۭاAll that - its evil is ever, in the sight of your Lord, detested.
- 17:39ذَٰلِكَ مِمَّآ أَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ رَبُّكَ مِنَ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ ۗ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتُلْقَىٰ فِى جَهَنَّمَ مَلُومًۭا مَّدْحُورًاThat is from what your Lord has revealed to you, [O Muhammad], of wisdom. And, [O mankind], do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity, lest you be thrown into Hell, blamed and banished.
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