وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَٰنًا ۚ إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَآ أُفٍّ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًا كَرِيمًا ﴿23﴾
And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.
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← read from right to left1And has decreedوَقَضَىwaqadaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَضَىHas decreed 2Your LordرَبُّكَrabbukaCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّYour Lord+كَyou / your 3That do notأَلَّاallaCBHأَنْthat=لَاnot 4Worshipتَعْبُدُواta'buduF 5ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 6Him aloneإِيَّاهُiyyahuI 7And to theوَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِwabil-walidayniCBICONJ+P+Nوَand+بِwith / in+الthe+وَالِدَيْنِTo the 8Be goodإِحْسَانًاihsananI 9WhetherإِمَّاimmaHإِنْif=مَاever 10ReachيَبْلُغَنَّyablughannaCBFV+PRONATTيَبْلُغَReach+نَّemphasis 12The old ageالْكِبَرَl-kibaraIالthe+كِبَرَOld age 13One of themأَحَدُهُمَاahaduhumaCBINUM+PRONATTأَحَدُOne of+هُمَاthem two 15Both of themكِلَاهُمَاkilahumaI 16Then do notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+PROفَso / then+لَاDo not 18To both of themلَهُمَاlahumaCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمَاthem two 19A word of disrespectأُفٍّuffinI 21Repel themتَنْهَرْهُمَاtanharhumaCBFV+PRONATTتَنْهَرْRepel+هُمَاthem two 22But speakوَقُلْwaqulCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قُلْBut speak 23To themلَهُمَاlahumaCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمَاthem two وَٱخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِى صَغِيرًا ﴿24﴾
And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small."
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← read from right to left1And lowerوَاخْفِضْwa-ikhfidCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اخْفِضْLower 2To themلَهُمَاlahumaCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمَاthem two 4Of humilityالذُّلِّl-dhuliIالthe+ذُلِّOf humility 6[the] mercyالرَّحْمَةِl-rahmatiIالthe+رَحْمَةِ[the] mercy 7And sayوَقُلْwaqulCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قُلْSay 9Have mercy on both of themارْحَمْهُمَاirhamhumaCBFV+PRONATTارْحَمْHave mercy on both of+هُمَاthem two 11They brought me upرَبَّيَانِيrabbayaniCBFV+PRONATTرَبَّيَاThey brought me up+نِيme 12When i was smallصَغِيرًاsaghiranI رَّبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا فِى نُفُوسِكُمْ ۚ إِن تَكُونُوا۟ صَٰلِحِينَ فَإِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِلْأَوَّٰبِينَ غَفُورًا ﴿25﴾
Your Lord is most knowing of what is within yourselves. If you should be righteous [in intention] - then indeed He is ever, to the often returning [to Him], Forgiving.
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← read from right to left1Your LordرَبُّكُمْrabbukumCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّYour Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 2Is most knowingأَعْلَمُa'lamuI 3Of whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاOf what 5YourselvesنُفُوسِكُمْnufusikumCBIN+PRONATTنُفُوسِYourselves+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 8RighteousصَالِحِينَsalihinaI 9Then indeed heفَإِنَّهُfa-innahuCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTفَso / then+إِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it 11To those who often turn to himلِلْأَوَّابِينَlil-awwabinaCBIP+Nلِلfor the+أَوَّابِينَThose who often turn to him 12Most forgivingغَفُورًاghafuranI وَءَاتِ ذَا ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ حَقَّهُۥ وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَلَا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا ﴿26﴾
And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully.
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← read from right to left1And giveوَآتِwa-atiCBFCONJ+Vوَand+آتِGive 3The relativesالْقُرْبَىl-qurbaIالthe+قُرْبَىRelatives 4His rightحَقَّهُhaqqahuCBIN+PRONATTحَقَّHis right+هُhim / his / it 5And the needyوَالْمِسْكِينَwal-miskinaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+مِسْكِينَNeedy 6And the wayfarerوَابْنَwa-ibnaCBICONJ+Nوَand+ابْنَThe wayfarer 7And the wayfarerالسَّبِيلِl-sabiliIالthe+سَبِيلِAnd the wayfarer 10WastefullyتَبْذِيرًاtabdhiranI إِنَّ ٱلْمُبَذِّرِينَ كَانُوٓا۟ إِخْوَٰنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ ۖ وَكَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لِرَبِّهِۦ كَفُورًا ﴿27﴾
Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils, and ever has Satan been to his Lord ungrateful.
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← read from right to left2The spendthriftsالْمُبَذِّرِينَl-mubadhirinaIالthe+مُبَذِّرِينَSpendthrifts 4BrothersإِخْوَانَikhwanaI 5Of the devilsالشَّيَاطِينِl-shayatiniIالthe+شَيَاطِينِOf the devils 6And isوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَIs 7The devilالشَّيْطَانُl-shaytanuIالthe+شَيْطَانُDevil 8To his LordلِرَبِّهِlirabbihiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+رَبِّHis Lord+هِhim / his / it 9UngratefulكَفُورًاkafuranI وَإِمَّا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ رَحْمَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكَ تَرْجُوهَا فَقُل لَّهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّيْسُورًا ﴿28﴾
And if you [must] turn away from the needy awaiting mercy from your Lord which you expect, then speak to them a gentle word.
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← read from right to left1And ifوَإِمَّاwa-immaCBHCONJ+EXLوَand+إِنْif=مَاever 2You turn awayتُعْرِضَنَّtu'ridannaCBFV+PRONATTتُعْرِضَYou turn away+نَّemphasis 3From themعَنْهُمُ'anhumuCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFrom+هُمُthem / their 4Seekingابْتِغَاءَibtigha'aI 7Your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كَyou / your 8Which you expectتَرْجُوهَاtarjuhaCBFV+PRONATTتَرْجُوWhich you expect+هَاher / it / its 9Then sayفَقُلْfaqulCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قُلْSay 10To themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 12GentleمَيْسُورًاmaysuranI وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ ٱلْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًا مَّحْسُورًا ﴿29﴾
And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck or extend it completely and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent.
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← read from right to left3Your handيَدَكَyadakaCBIN+PRONATTيَدَYour hand+كَyou / your 4ChainedمَغْلُولَةًmaghlulatanI 6Your neckعُنُقِكَ'unuqikaCBIN+PRONATTعُنُقِYour neck+كَyou / your 8Extend itتَبْسُطْهَاtabsuthaCBFV+PRONATTتَبْسُطْExtend+هَاher / it / its 9To its utmostكُلَّkullaI 10Reachالْبَسْطِl-bastiIالthe+بَسْطِReach 11So that you sitفَتَقْعُدَfataq'udaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَقْعُدَThat you sit 12BlameworthyمَلُومًاmalumanI 13InsolventمَحْسُورًاmahsuranI إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرًۢا بَصِيرًا ﴿30﴾
Indeed, your Lord extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]. Indeed He is ever, concerning His servants, Acquainted and Seeing.
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← read from right to left2Your LordرَبَّكَrabbakaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّYour Lord+كَyou / your 4The provisionالرِّزْقَl-rizqaIالthe+رِزْقَProvision 5For whomلِمَنْlimanCBIP+RELلِfor / to+مَنْWhom 7And straitensوَيَقْدِرُwayaqdiruCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَقْدِرُStraitens 8Indeed heإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it 10Of his slavesبِعِبَادِهِbi'ibadihiCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+عِبَادِOf his slaves+هِhim / his / it 11All awareخَبِيرًاkhabiranI 12All seerبَصِيرًاbasiranI English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.
