Al-Hijr 15:88
The Rocky Tract · Meccan · Juz 14 · Page 266
Do Not Covet
لَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيۡنَيۡكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعۡنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزۡوَٰجࣰا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَلَا تَحۡزَنۡ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٨٨
Strain not thine eyes toward that which We cause some wedded pairs among them to enjoin, and be not grieved on their account, and lower thy wing (in tenderness) for the believers.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Do not extend your eyes towards what We have given some of them to enjoy.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, however pleasurable these seem, they are nothing beside the blessing of al-Fatiha and the great Qur’an.
Reflect
Look not at others’ worldly goods but at the Qur’an you have.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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