سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 37
وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّكَ لَن تَخْرِقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَن تَبْلُغَ ٱلْجِبَالَ طُولًا ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
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.
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
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
37. 1. Walking with arrogance and pride is extremely disliked by Allah. Qarun was swallowed up by the earth along with his house and treasures for this very reason (فَخَسَفْنَا بِهٖ وَبِدَارِهِ الْاَرْضَ ۣ فَمَا كَانَ لَهٗ مِنْ فِئَةٍ يَّنْصُرُوْنَهٗ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ ۤ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُنْتَصِرِيْنَ) 28. Al-Qasas:81). In the hadith it is mentioned: "A man was walking arrogantly wearing two garments, and he was swallowed up by the earth, and he will continue to sink in it until the Day of Resurrection." (Sahih Muslim) Allah Almighty likes humility.
