Surah Al-Isra — Verse 37
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وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّكَ لَن تَخْرِقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَن تَبْلُغَ ٱلْجِبَالَ طُولًا
Wala tamshi fee al-ardi marahaninnaka lan takhriqa al-arda walan tablugha aljibalatoola
Translations of this verse 7
Saheeh International
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.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
Do not strut arrogantly about the earth: you cannot break it open, nor match the mountains in height.
Marmaduke Pickthall
And walk not in the earth exultant. Lo! thou canst not rend the earth, nor canst thou stretch to the height of the hills.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Nor walk on the earth with insolence: for thou canst not rend the earth asunder, nor reach the mountains in height.
Mufti Taqi Usmani
Do not walk on the earth in haughty style. You can neither tear the earth apart, nor can you match the mountains in height.
Al-Hilali & Khan
And walk not on the earth with conceit and arrogance. Verily, you can neither rend nor penetrate the earth, nor can you attain a stature like the mountains in height.
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
(xiv) Do not strut about in the land arrogantly. Surely you cannot cleave the earth, nor reach the heights of the mountains in stature.