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Surah Al-Hijr, Ayah 88 (15:88)

ٱلْحِجْر

لَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ …

Quran 15:88 is ayah 88 of Surah Al-Hijr (“The Rocky Tract”), a Meccan surah of 99 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 266 of the Madani Mushaf.

15:88
لَاتَمُدَّنَّعَيْنَيْكَإِلَىٰمَامَتَّعْنَابِهِۦٓأَزْوَٰجًامِّنْهُمْوَلَاتَحْزَنْعَلَيْهِمْوَٱخْفِضْجَنَاحَكَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ٨٨
lā tamuddanna ʿaynayka ilā mā mattaʿnā bihi azwājan min'hum walā taḥzan ʿalayhim wa-ikh'fiḍ janāḥaka lil'mu'minīna

Do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [certain] categories of them [i.e., the disbelievers], and do not grieve over them. And lower your wing [i.e., show kindness] to the believers.(88)

Word by word

  1. لَاlā(Do) not
  2. تَمُدَّنَّtamuddannaextend
  3. عَيْنَيْكَʿaynaykayour eyes
  4. إِلَىٰilātowards
  5. مَاmāwhat
  6. مَتَّعْنَاmattaʿnāWe have bestowed
  7. بِهِۦٓbihiwith it
  8. أَزْوَٰجًاazwājan(to) categories
  9. مِّنْهُمْmin'humof them
  10. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  11. تَحْزَنْtaḥzangrieve
  12. عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimover them
  13. وَٱخْفِضْwa-ikh'fiḍAnd lower
  14. جَنَاحَكَjanāḥakayour wing
  15. لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَlil'mu'minīnato the believers

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