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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Rabbi irhamhuma · 17:24
Surah 17 · Al-Israa (The Night Journey) · Meccan · Juz 15 · Mushaf page 284
Word by word
- وَٱخْفِضْAnd lower
- لَهُمَاto them
- جَنَاحَ(the) wing
- ٱلذُّلِّ(of) humility
- مِنَ(out) of
- ٱلرَّحْمَةِ[the] mercy
- وَقُلand say
- رَّبِّMy Lord
- ٱرْحَمْهُمَاHave mercy on both of them
- كَمَاas
- رَبَّيَانِىthey brought me up
- صَغِيرًۭا(when I was) small
Word-by-word translation: Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh & Kausar Khatri
In context
Previous verse · 17:23
۞ 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.
Next verse · 17:25
رَّبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا فِى نُفُوسِكُمْ ۚ إِن تَكُونُوا۟ صَٰلِحِينَ فَإِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِلْأَوَّٰبِينَ غَفُورًۭا
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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