سُوْرَةُ لُقْمَانَ
Surah Luqman (31) — Ayah 18
وَلَا تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And turn not your face away from men with pride, nor walk in insolence through the earth. Verily, Allâh likes not any arrogant boaster.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تُصَعِّرْ
tuṣaʿʿir
turn
خَدَّكَ
khaddaka
your cheek
لِلنَّاسِ
lilnnāsi
from men
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَمْشِ
tamshi
walk
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
مَرَحًا ۖ
maraḥan
exultantly
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَا
lā
(does) not
يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
like
كُلَّ
kulla
every
مُخْتَالٍۢ
mukh'tālin
self-conceited
فَخُورٍۢ
fakhūrin
boaster
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.
18-1 That is, do not be arrogant so that you consider people insignificant, and when they speak to you, you turn your face away from them. Or, during conversation, you keep your face turned away; صعر is a disease that occurs in the head or neck of a camel, causing its neck to twist. Here, this word is used in the sense of turning one's face away out of arrogance (Ibn Kathir).
18-2 That is, such a gait or attitude that expresses pride and arrogance due to wealth, status, or power—this is disliked by Allah, because a human is a humble and insignificant servant. Allah likes that he should always adopt humility and modesty according to his status and should not exceed this by expressing greatness, for greatness is only befitting to Allah, who is the owner of all authority and the source of all virtues. That is why it is stated in the hadith that the person who has even a mustard seed's weight of arrogance in his heart will not enter Paradise. Whoever drags his garment out of arrogance, Allah will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection. However, mentioning Allah's blessings or using good clothing and food, etc., without expressing arrogance, is permissible.
18-2 That is, such a gait or attitude that expresses pride and arrogance due to wealth, status, or power—this is disliked by Allah, because a human is a humble and insignificant servant. Allah likes that he should always adopt humility and modesty according to his status and should not exceed this by expressing greatness, for greatness is only befitting to Allah, who is the owner of all authority and the source of all virtues. That is why it is stated in the hadith that the person who has even a mustard seed's weight of arrogance in his heart will not enter Paradise. Whoever drags his garment out of arrogance, Allah will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection. However, mentioning Allah's blessings or using good clothing and food, etc., without expressing arrogance, is permissible.
