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Verse 17:23 · Al-Israa

Surah 17 · Al-Israa (The Night Journey) · Meccan · Juz 15 · Mushaf page 284

۞ وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَٰنًا ۚ إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَآ أُفٍّۢ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًۭا كَرِيمًۭا

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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  1. وَقَضَىٰAnd has decreed
  2. رَبُّكَyour Lord
  3. أَلَّاthat (do) not
  4. تَعْبُدُوٓا۟worship
  5. إِلَّآexcept
  6. إِيَّاهُHim Alone
  7. وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِand to the parents
  8. إِحْسَٰنًا ۚ(be) good
  9. إِمَّاWhether
  10. يَبْلُغَنَّreach
  11. عِندَكَwith you
  12. ٱلْكِبَرَthe old age
  13. أَحَدُهُمَآone of them
  14. أَوْor
  15. كِلَاهُمَاboth of them
  16. فَلَاthen (do) not
  17. تَقُلsay
  18. لَّهُمَآto both of them
  19. أُفٍّۢa word of disrespect
  20. وَلَاand (do) not
  21. تَنْهَرْهُمَاrepel them
  22. وَقُلbut speak
  23. لَّهُمَاto them
  24. قَوْلًۭاa word
  25. كَرِيمًۭاnoble

Word-by-word translation: Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh & Kausar Khatri

In context

Previous verse · 17:22

لَّا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَقْعُدَ مَذْمُومًۭا مَّخْذُولًۭا

Do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity and [thereby] become censured and forsaken.

Next verse · 17:24

وَٱخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِى صَغِيرًۭا

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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