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Quran Maqasid

Surah Luqman, verse 18

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Without diacritics

ولا تصعر خدك للناس ولا تمش في الارض مرحا ان الله لا يحب كل مختال فخور

"And swell not thy cheek (For pride) at men, Nor walk in insolence Through the earth; For God loveth not Any arrogant boaster.

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  • Verse 18 of 34
  • Juz 21
  • Page 412

Word by word

  1. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  2. تُصَعِّرْturntuṣaʿʿir
  3. خَدَّكَyour cheekkhaddaka
  4. لِلنَّاسِfrom menlilnnāsi
  5. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  6. تَمْشِwalktamshi
  7. فِىinfī
  8. ٱلْأَرْضِthe earthl-arḍi
  9. مَرَحًا ۖexultantlymaraḥan
  10. إِنَّIndeedinna
  11. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  12. لَا(does) notlā
  13. يُحِبُّlikeyuḥibbu
  14. كُلَّeverykulla
  15. مُخْتَالٍۢself-conceitedmukh'tālin
  16. فَخُورٍۢboasterfakhūrin

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