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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Isra, verse 23

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وقضى ربك الا تعبدوا الا اياه وبالوالدين احسانا اما يبلغن عندك الكبر احدهما او كلاهما فلا تقل لهما اف ولا تنهرهما وقل لهما قولا كريما

Thy Lord hath decreed That ye worship none but Him, And that ye be kind To parents. Whether one Or both of them attain Old age in thy life, Say not to them a word Of contempt, nor repel them, But address them In terms of honour.

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  • Verse 23 of 111
  • Juz 15
  • Page 284

Word by word

  1. ۞ وَقَضَىٰAnd has decreedwaqaḍā
  2. رَبُّكَyour Lordrabbuka
  3. أَلَّاthat (do) notallā
  4. تَعْبُدُوٓا۟worshiptaʿbudū
  5. إِلَّآexceptillā
  6. إِيَّاهُHim Aloneiyyāhu
  7. وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِand to the parentswabil-wālidayni
  8. إِحْسَـٰنًا ۚ(be) goodiḥ'sānan
  9. إِمَّاWhetherimmā
  10. يَبْلُغَنَّreachyablughanna
  11. عِندَكَwith youʿindaka
  12. ٱلْكِبَرَthe old agel-kibara
  13. أَحَدُهُمَآone of themaḥaduhumā
  14. أَوْoraw
  15. كِلَاهُمَاboth of themkilāhumā
  16. فَلَاthen (do) notfalā
  17. تَقُلsaytaqul
  18. لَّهُمَآto both of themlahumā
  19. أُفٍّۢa word of disrespectuffin
  20. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  21. تَنْهَرْهُمَاrepel themtanharhumā
  22. وَقُلbut speakwaqul
  23. لَّهُمَاto themlahumā
  24. قَوْلًۭاa wordqawlan
  25. كَرِيمًۭاnoblekarīman

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