Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Hadid, Ayah 23

Al-Hadid · Ayah 23 · View Ayah
لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا۟ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍۢ فَخُورٍ
In order that you not despair over what has eluded you and not exult [in pride] over what He has given you. And Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful -

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(That ye grieve not for the sake of that which hath escaped you) of provision and well-being and say it has not been decreed for us, (nor yet exult because of that which hath been given) and say: He has given this to us. (Allah loveth not all prideful) in their walk (boasters) regarding the bounties of Allah; it is also said that this means: Allah loves not all prideful people about their disbelief and boasters about their idolatry; this is in reference to the Jews,

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so that you may not kay-lā kay makes a verb subjunctive with the same sense as an as in an-lā ‘so that … not’ that is to say God informs you of this so that you may not grieve for what escapes you nor exult with a wanton exultation rather an exultation that is followed by a thanksgiving for the grace at what He has given you read thus as ātākum; or read as atākum meaning ‘at what has come to you from Him’. For God does not like any swaggering braggart swaggering in arrogance because of what he has been given boastful of it to people;

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