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Quran 17:37

Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey), verse 37 of 111 · Juz 15

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

Translations of Quran 17:37
EnglishTalal Itani

And do not walk proudly on earth. You can neither pierce the earth, nor can you match the mountains in height.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

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

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Hem Yer yüzünde azametle yürüme, çünkü sen ne Arzı yırtabilirsin, ne de boyca dağlara yetişebilirsin

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ne marche point fastueusement sur la terre ; tu ne saurais ni la fendre en deux, ni égaler la hauteur des montagnes.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Wandel niet trotsch op aarde; want gij kunt die niet splijten, noch de bergen in grootte gelijk worden.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Non camminare con orgoglio sulla terra; tu non potresti nè dividerla in due, nè eguagliare l’altezza delle montagne.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.