Surah Al-Isra (الإسراء) • The Night Journey

Quran 17:23

17:23

۞ وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَـٰنًا ۚ إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَآ أُفٍّ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًا كَرِيمًا

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 karīman

And your Lord has decreed that you worship not 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.

— Saheeh International

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

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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۞ وَقَضَىٰwaqaḍāAnd has decreed
رَبُّكَrabbukayour Lord
أَلَّاallāthat (do) not
تَعْبُدُوٓا۟taʿbudūworship
إِلَّآillāexcept
إِيَّاهُiyyāhuHim Alone
وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِwabil-wālidayniand to the parents
إِحْسَـٰنًاۚiḥ'sānan(be) good
إِمَّاimmāWhether
يَبْلُغَنَّyablughannareach
عِندَكَʿindakawith you
ٱلْكِبَرَl-kibarathe old age
أَحَدُهُمَآaḥaduhumāone of them
أَوْawor
كِلَاهُمَاkilāhumāboth of them
فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
تَقُلtaqulsay
لَّهُمَآlahumāto both of them
أُفٍّۢuffina word of disrespect
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
تَنْهَرْهُمَاtanharhumārepel them
وَقُلwaqulbut speak
لَّهُمَاlahumāto them
قَوْلًۭاqawlana word
كَرِيمًۭاkarīmannoble