Surah Luqman (لقمان) • Luqman

Quran 31:14

31:14

وَوَصَّيْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُۥ وَهْنًا عَلَىٰ وَهْنٍ وَفِصَـٰلُهُۥ فِى عَامَيْنِ أَنِ ٱشْكُرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَيْكَ إِلَىَّ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

wawaṣṣaynā l-insāna biwālidayhi ḥamalathu ummuhu wahnan ʿalā wahnin wafiṣāluhu fī ʿāmayni ani ush'kur lī waliwālidayka ilayya l-maṣīru

And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination.

— Saheeh International

We have commanded people to be good to their parents: their mothers carried them, with strain upon strain, and it takes two years to wean them. Give thanks to Me and to your parents- all will return to Me.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And We have enjoined on man (to be dutiful and good) to his parents. His mother bore him in weakness and hardship upon weakness and hardship, and his weaning is in two years - give thanks to Me and to your parents. Unto Me is the final destination.

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

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Word by Word

وَوَصَّيْنَاwawaṣṣaynāAnd We have enjoined
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insāna(upon) man
بِوَٰلِدَيْهِbiwālidayhifor his parents
حَمَلَتْهُḥamalathucarried him
أُمُّهُۥummuhuhis mother
وَهْنًاwahnan(in) weakness
عَلَىٰʿalāupon
وَهْنٍۢwahninweakness
وَفِصَـٰلُهُۥwafiṣāluhuand his weaning
فِىfī(is) in
عَامَيْنِʿāmaynitwo years
أَنِanithat
ٱشْكُرْush'kurBe grateful
لِىlīto Me
وَلِوَٰلِدَيْكَwaliwālidaykaand to your parents
إِلَىَّilayyatowards Me
ٱلْمَصِيرُl-maṣīru(is) the destination