Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Qiyamah Verse 33

Mufti Taqi Usmani

then he went to his home, puffed up with pride.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

then went to their own people, walking boastfully.

Ruwwad Translation Center

then went swaggering to his people,

A. J. Arberry

then he went to his household arrogantly.

Abdul Haleem

walking back to his people with a conceited swagger.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then he departed Unto his house hold conceitedly.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!

Abul Ala Maududi

then he went back to his kinsfolk, elated with pride.

Ahmed Ali

Then he strutted back to his people.

Ahmed Raza Khan

Then he went back to his home in pride.

Ali Quli Qarai

and went back swaggering to his family.

Ali Ünal

Thereafter he went back to his family in gleeful conceit.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Then he went to his kinsfolk strutting along (in false pride).

English Literal

Then he went to his people walking stretched with his arms moving in a conceited manner (marching arrogantly).

Faridul Haque

Then he went back to his home in pride.

Hamid S. Aziz

Then he went to his folk, arrogant.

Hilali & Khan

Then he walked in full pride to his family admiring himself!

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Then he went to his people in haughtiness.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Then went he to his folk with glee.

Muhammad Sarwar

and haughtily goes to his people.

Qaribullah & Darwish

then went arrogantly to his household.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Then he walked in conceit to his family admiring himself!

Wahiduddin Khan

Then he went off to his people, swaggering.

Talal Itani

Then he went to his family, full of pride.

Tafsir jalalayn

then went off to his family swaggering, strutting about in self-conceit.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

So he neither believed nor prayed! But on the contrary, he denied and turned away!

Then he walked in conceit (full pride) to his family admiring himself!

meaning, stubborn, cruel, obstinate, wanton, lazy, having no concern and doing no deeds.

This is similar to Allah's statement,

وَإِذَا انقَلَبُواْ إِلَى أَهْلِهِمْ انقَلَبُواْ فَكِهِينَ

And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting. (83;31)

Allah also says,

إِنَّهُ كَانَ فِى أَهْلِهِ مَسْرُوراً

إِنَّهُ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

Verily, he was among his people in joy! Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)! (84;13,14)

meaning, return.

بَلَى إِنَّ رَبَّهُ كَانَ بِهِ بَصِيراً

Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him! (84;15)

Ad-Dahhak reported from Ibn `Abbas that he said,
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ يَتَمَطَّى
(Then he walked in conceit to his family admiring himself!)

"This means arrogantly,"

Qatadah and Zayd bin Aslam both said, "Strutting."

Allah then says,

أَوْلَى لَكَ فَأَوْلَى