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Muhammad Asad   
“And turn not thy cheek away from people in [false] pride, and walk not haughtily on earth: for, behold, God does not love anyone who, out of self- conceit, acts in a boastful manner
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
“And do not turn your nose up to people, nor walk pridefully upon the earth. Surely Allah does not like whoever is arrogant, boastful.
Safi Kaskas   
And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] away from people, and do not walk in arrogance, for God does not like any vain and boastful person.

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وَلَا تُصَعِّرۡ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمۡشِ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مَرَحًاۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا یُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخۡتَالࣲ فَخُورࣲ ۝١٨
Transliteration (2021)   
walā tuṣaʿʿir khaddaka lilnnāsi walā tamshi fī l-arḍi maraḥan inna l-laha lā yuḥibbu kulla mukh'tālin fakhūri
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And (do) not turn your cheek from men and (do) not walk in the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allah (does) not like every self-conceited boaster.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
“And turn not thy cheek away from people in [false] pride, and walk not haughtily on earth: for, behold, God does not love anyone who, out of self- conceit, acts in a boastful manner
M. M. Pickthall   
Turn not thy cheek in scorn toward folk, nor walk with pertness in the land. Lo! Allah loveth not each braggart boaster
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
"And swell not thy cheek (for pride) at men, nor walk in insolence through the earth; for Allah loveth not any arrogant boaster
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
“And do not turn your nose up to people, nor walk pridefully upon the earth. Surely Allah does not like whoever is arrogant, boastful.
Safi Kaskas   
And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] away from people, and do not walk in arrogance, for God does not like any vain and boastful person.
Wahiduddin Khan   
Do not avert your face from people out of haughtiness and do not walk with pride on the earth: for, behold, God does not love arrogant and boastful people
Shakir   
And do not turn your face away from people in contempt, nor go about in the land exulting overmuch; surely Allah does not love any self-conceited boaster
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
And turn not thy cheek away from humanity nor walk through the earth exultantly. Truly, God loves not any proud boaster.
T.B.Irving   
Do not sneer down your cheek at other men nor walk brashly around the earth: God does not love every swaggering boaster.
Abdul Hye   
And don’t turn your face away (with pride) from people, nor walk in pride on the earth. Surely, Allah does not like any arrogant boaster.
The Study Quran   
And turn not your cheek at men in scorn, nor walk exultantly upon the earth. Surely God loves not any vainglorious boaster
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
And don’t turn your cheek in scorn towards people, and don’t strut around exultantly on earth. God doesn’t like any arrogant boaster.
Talal Itani (2012)   
And do not treat people with arrogance, nor walk proudly on earth. God does not love the arrogant showoffs
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And do not puff up your cheek for men, and do not move in the earth insolently. Certainly, Allah does not like any self-centred, boasting person
M. Farook Malik   
Do not speak to the people with your face turned away, nor walk proudly on earth; for Allah does not love any self-conceited boaster
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And do not turn your cheek away haughtily from mankind, and do not walk in the earth merrily. Surely Allah does not love everyone (who is) always conceited, (and) constantly boastful
Muhammad Sarwar   
Do not scornfully turn your face away from people. Do not walk around puffed-up with pride; God does not love arrogant and boastful people
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
and do not turn your cheek away from people, and do not walk on the earth haughtily. Surely, Allah does not like anyone who is arrogant, proud
Shabbir Ahmed   
"And never be arrogant with people, and walk not haughtily on the earth. Behold, Allah does not love any bragging boaster. (17:37), (57:23)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Do not talk to people contemptuously, nor walk insolently on the earth. Surely, Allah does not like a haughty braggart
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
"And do not turn your cheek (with pride) from men, and do not walk in (rude) arrogance on the earth; Verily, Allah does not love any arrogant boaster
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] toward people and do not walk through the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
"And do not turn your cheek arrogantly from people, nor shall you roam the Earth insolently. For God does not like the arrogant show offs."
Abdel Haleem   
Do not turn your nose up at people, nor walk about the place arrogantly, for God does not love arrogant or boastful people
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And turn not away thy cheek from men nor walk on the earth stultingly, verily Allah loveth not any vainglorious boaster
Ahmed Ali   
Do not hold men in contempt, and do not walk with hauteur on the earth. Verily God does not like the proud and boastful
Aisha Bewley   
Do not avert your face from people out of haughtiness and do not strut about arrogantly on the earth. Allah does not love anyone who is vain or boastful.
Ali Ünal   
"Do not turn your face from people in scornful pride, nor move on earth haughtily. Surely God does not love anyone proud and boastful
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Do not turn your cheek disdainfully from the people, and do not walk exultantly on the earth. Indeed Allah does not like any swaggering braggart
Hamid S. Aziz   
"And twist not your cheek in scorn towards folk, nor walk haughtily (or insolently) in the land; verily, Allah loves not any arrogant boaster
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And do not turn your cheek away from people, and do not walk on the earth arrogantly, for God does not like every selfish show-off.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
“And do not turn your cheek to people, nor walk in insolence through the earth, for God loves not any arrogant boaster
Musharraf Hussain   
“Don’t look down on people or swagger about. Allah dislikes every rude boaster.
Maududi   
Do not (contemptuously) turn your face away from people, nor tread haughtily upon earth. Allah does not love the arrogant and the vainglorious
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
"And do not turn your cheek arrogantly from people, nor shall you roam the earth insolently. For God does not love the arrogant show off.
Mohammad Shafi   
"And turn not rudely away from people, nor walk the streets in pride! Indeed, Allah loves not any self-conceited boaster."

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And make not your cheek crooked while talking to any one and walk not in the earth struttingly. Undoubtedly Allah loves not any arrogant boaster.
Rashad Khalifa   
"You shall not treat the people with arrogance, nor shall you roam the earth proudly. GOD does not like the arrogant showoffs.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Do not turn your cheek in scorn away from people, nor walk proudly on the earth; Allah does not love the proud and the boastful
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And turn not thy face away from people in contempt, nor go about in the land exultingly. Surely Allah loves not any self-conceited boaster
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
And do not turn away your cheek from the people, and do not walk in the land/Earth showing superiority happiness and overconfidence , that truly God does not love/like every/each conceited/arrogant, proud/arrogant
Bijan Moeinian   
“Do not treat people with arrogance and do not walk proudly on the earth [an excellent advice for people with the colonialist attitude]. Know that God does not like proud people.”
Faridul Haque   
“And do not contort your cheek while talking to anyone, nor boastfully walk upon the earth; indeed Allah does not like any boastful, haughty person.”
Sher Ali   
`And turn not thy cheek away from men in scorn, nor walk in the earth haughtily; Surely, ALLAH loves not the arrogant boaster
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And do not turn your face away from the people (in arrogance), nor walk haughtily on earth. Surely, Allah does not love the arrogant one who walks gloatingly in self-conceit
Amatul Rahman Omar   
`And do not turn your face away from people in scorn and pride, nor walk about on the earth haughtily. Surely, Allah does not love any self-conceited boaster
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
"And turn not your face away from men with pride, nor walk in insolence through the earth. Verily, Allah likes not each arrogant boaster

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Turn not thy cheek away from men in scorn, and walk not in the earth exultantly; God loves not any man proud and boastful
George Sale   
Distort not thy face out of contempt to men, neither walk in the earth with insolence; for God loveth no arrogant, vain-glorious person
Edward Henry Palmer   
'And twist not thy cheek proudly, nor walk in the land haughtily; verily, God loves not every arrogant boaster
John Medows Rodwell   
And distort not thy face at men; nor walk thou loftily on the earth; for God loveth no arrogant vain-glorious one
N J Dawood (2014)   
Do not treat people with scorn, nor walk exultant on the earth: surely God does not love the arrogant and the vainglorious

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
And do not turn your cheek arrogantly to men and do not walk in the earth exultantly. Truly Allah does not love any self-conceited and self-vaunting.
Munir Mezyed   
Don’t turn your face away from people in scorn, neither do you walk exultantly in the land. Allâh doesn’t demonstrate His own love for anyone who is arrogant boaster.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
And do not brush off people and do not walk carelessly on earth, for Allah does not love an arrogant show-off.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
And do not turn your cheek away from people (in pride), nor walk about the earth merrily; indeed, Allah does not love every self-admiring boaster.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
“Do not turn your cheek [in arrogance] from people. Do not walk proudly over the earth. Truly, Allah does not like every self-conceited braggart.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Do not sneer down your cheek at other men nor walk brashly around the earth: Allah (God) does not love every swaggering boaster.
Samy Mahdy   
And do not turn your cheek with arrogance toward the people nor walk hilariously in the earth. Surely Allah does not love every snobbish, overproud.
Sayyid Qutb   
Do not turn your cheek away from people in false pride, nor walk haughtily on earth. God does not love anyone who is arrogant, boastful.
Thomas Cleary   
“And do not avert your face from people in arrogance or contempt, nor walk haughtily on the earth: for God loves no conceited braggart.
Ahmed Hulusi   
“Do not turn away from people in arrogance and do not walk upon the earth boastfully! Indeed, Allah does not like those who are arrogant and proud with their possessions!”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
And do no turn your face away from people (in contempt), nor walk in the earth exultantly; verily Allah does not love any self-conceited boaster
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
"And do not", he continued, "give cheek to people nor inflate it with pride and vanity nor should you walk on earth displaying inordinate self-esteem or with an overweening opinion of your qualities, attainments or estate". "And do realize that Allah detests every boastful who exalts himself and displays inordinate self-esteem"
Mir Aneesuddin   
And do not turn away your cheek boastfully from people nor walk proudly in the earth, Allah certainly does not like anyone who considers himself great, boastful.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
"And swell not thy cheek (for pride) at men, nor walk in insolence through the earth; for God loveth not any arrogant boaster
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And (do) not turn your cheek from men and (do) not walk in the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allah (does) not like every self-conceited boaster
OLD Transliteration   
Wala tusaAAAAir khaddaka lilnnasi wala tamshi fee al-ardi marahan inna Allaha la yuhibbu kulla mukhtalin fakhoorin