Children of Israel, The Israelites — Verse 23

17:23 · al-Isra`

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Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:23

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Arabic English Morphology
وَقَضَىٰ waqaḍā
And has decreed V
رَبُّكَ rabbuka
your Lord Noun
أَلَّا allā
that (do) not Prep
تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ taʿbudū
worship V
إِلَّآ illā
except Prep
إِيَّاهُ iyyāhu
Him Alone Noun
وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ wabil-wālidayni
and to the parents Noun
إِحْسَٰنًا iḥ'sānan
(be) good Noun
إِمَّا immā
Whether Prep
يَبْلُغَنَّ yablughanna
reach V
عِندَكَ ʿindaka
with you Noun
ٱلْكِبَرَ l-kibara
the old age Noun
أَحَدُهُمَآ aḥaduhumā
one of them Noun
أَوْ aw
or Prep
كِلَاهُمَا kilāhumā
both of them Noun
فَلَا falā
then (do) not Prep
تَقُل taqul
say V
لَّهُمَآ lahumā
to both of them Noun
أُفٍّ uffin
a word of disrespect Noun
وَلَا walā
and (do) not Prep
تَنْهَرْهُمَا tanharhumā
repel them V
وَقُل waqul
but speak V
لَّهُمَا lahumā
to them Noun
قَوْلًا qawlan
a word Noun
كَرِيمًا karīman
noble Noun

Your Lord has commanded that you should worship none but Him, and that you be kind to your parents. If either or both of them reach old age with you, say no word that shows impatience with them, and do not be harsh with them, but speak to them respectfully

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

۞ وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوۤا۟ إِلَّاۤ إِیَّاهُ وَبِٱلۡوَ ٰلِدَیۡنِ إِحۡسَـٰنًاۚ إِمَّا یَبۡلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلۡكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَاۤ أَوۡ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَاۤ أُفࣲّ وَلَا تَنۡهَرۡهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوۡلࣰا كَرِیمࣰا ۝٢٣

waqaḍā rabbuka allā taʿbudū illā iyyāhu wabil-wālidayni iḥ'sānan immā yablughanna ʿindaka l-kibara aḥaduhumā aw kilāhumā falā taqul lahumā uffin walā tanharhumā waqul lahumā qawlan karīma

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