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Surah 17. Al-Israa, Ayah 37

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وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّكَ لَن تَخْرِقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَن تَبْلُغَ ٱلْجِبَالَ طُولًا

Wal a tamshi fee alar d i mara h an innaka lan takhriqa alar d a walan tablugha aljib a la t ool a n

And walk not on earth with haughty self-conceit for, verily thou canst never rend the earth asunder, nor canst thou ever grow as tall as the mountains!

- Mohammad Asad

You shall not walk arrogantly on the earth, for you can neither rend the earth asunder nor attain the height of the mountains.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

And do not walk on the earth arrogantly. Surely you can neither crack the earth nor stretch to the height of the mountains.

- Mustafa Khattab

And walk not in the earth exultant. Lo! thou canst not rend the earth, nor canst thou stretch to the height of the hills.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Nor walk on the earth with insolence: for thou canst not rend the earth asunder nor reach the mountains in height. ²²²³

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali