The Quran

سورة الحَدید

Surah Al-Hadîd 57:23

The Iron · Verse 23 of 29

لِكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَا آتَاكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ

Abdul Mannan Omar

(Allâh has apprised you of this) that you may neither grieve over that (good) which is lost to you, nor exult because of that which He has granted you. Allâh has no love for all those who are haughty and boastful.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

In order that ye may not despair over matters that pass you by, nor exult over favours bestowed upon you. For Allah loveth not any vainglorious boaster,-

Ahmed Ali

Lest you grieve for what you missed, or rejoice at what you received. God does not love the egoist and the braggart,

12 more translations

Ali Unal

So that you may not grieve for what has escaped you, nor exult because of what God has granted you: God does not love anyone proud and boastful –

Daryabadi

This is announced lest ye sorrow for the sake of that which hath escaped you, or exult over that which He hath vouchsafed Unto you: And Allah loveth not any vainglorious boaster:

Faridul Haque

So that you may not be saddened upon losing something, nor rejoice upon what you are given; and Allah does not like any boastful, conceited person.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So that you grieve not for what has escaped you, nor exult in that which He has given you. And Allah loves not any arrogant boaster:

Maulvi Sher Ali

That you may not grieve over what is lost to you nor exult because of that which HE has bestowed upon you. And ALLAH loves not any conceited boaster,

Muhammad Asad

[Know this,] so that you may not despair over whatever [good] has escaped you nor exult [unduly] over whatever [good] has come to you for, God does not love any of those who, out of self-conceit, act in a boastful manner -

Muhammad Musin Khan

In order that you may not be sad over matters that you fail to get, nor rejoice because of that which has been given to you. And Allah likes not prideful boasters.

Muhammad Pickthall

That ye grieve not for the sake of that which hath escaped you, nor yet exult because of that which hath been given. Allah loveth not all prideful boasters,

Muhammad Sarwar

so that you would not grieve over what you have lost nor become too happy about what God has granted to you. God does not love the arrogant boastful ones who are niggardly and who try to make other people also niggardly.

Muhammed ali Shakir

So that you may not grieve for what has escaped you, nor be exultant at what He has given you; and Allah does not love any arrogant boaster:

Rashad Khalifa

Thus, you should not grieve over anything you miss, nor be proud of anything He has bestowed upon you. GOD does not love those who are boastful, proud.

Shabbir Ahmed

So, despair not over whatever has left you, nor exult for whatever you have been given. For, God does not love those who are boastful, proud.