31:12
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And verily
ءَاتَيۡنَا
atayna
We gave
لُقۡمَٰنَ
luq'mana
Luqman
ٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ
al-hik'mata
the wisdom
أَنِ
ani
that
ٱشۡكُرۡ
ush'kur
Be grateful
لِلَّهِۚ
lillahi
to Allah
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَشۡكُرۡ
yashkur
(is) grateful
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innama
then only
يَشۡكُرُ
yashkuru
he is grateful
لِنَفۡسِهِۦۖ
linafsihi
for himself
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
كَفَرَ
kafara
(is) ungrateful
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
غَنِيٌّ
ghaniyyun
(is) Free of need
حَمِيدٞ
hamidun
Praiseworthy
١٢

We endowed Luqman with wisdom: ‘Be thankful to God: whoever gives thanks benefits his own soul, and as for those who are thankless––God is self-sufficient, worthy of all praise.’

Translation 1260

31:13
وَإِذۡ
wa-idh
And when
قَالَ
qala
said
لُقۡمَٰنُ
luq'manu
Luqman
لِٱبۡنِهِۦ
li-ib'nihi
to his son
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
while he
يَعِظُهُۥ
ya'izuhu
(was) instructing him
يَٰبُنَيَّ
yabunayya
O my son
لَا
la
(Do) not
تُشۡرِكۡ
tush'rik
associate partners
بِٱللَّهِۖ
bil-lahi
with Allah
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلشِّرۡكَ
al-shir'ka
associating partners
لَظُلۡمٌ
lazul'mun
(is) surely an injustice
عَظِيمٞ
azimun
great
١٣

Luqman counselled his son, ‘My son, do not attribute any partners to God: attributing partners to Him is a terrible wrong.’

Translation 1260

31:14
وَوَصَّيۡنَا
wawassayna
And We have enjoined
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ
al-insana
(upon) man
بِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ
biwalidayhi
for his parents
حَمَلَتۡهُ
hamalathu
carried him
أُمُّهُۥ
ummuhu
his mother
وَهۡنًا
wahnan
(in) weakness
عَلَىٰ
ala
upon
وَهۡنٖ
wahnin
weakness
وَفِصَٰلُهُۥ
wafisaluhu
and his weaning
فِي
fi
(is) in
عَامَيۡنِ
amayni
two years
أَنِ
ani
that
ٱشۡكُرۡ
ush'kur
Be grateful
لِي
li
to Me
وَلِوَٰلِدَيۡكَ
waliwalidayka
and to your parents
إِلَيَّ
ilayya
towards Me
ٱلۡمَصِيرُ
al-masiru
(is) the destination
١٤

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

Translation 1260

31:15
وَإِن
wa-in
But if
جَٰهَدَاكَ
jahadaka
they strive against you
عَلَىٰٓ
ala
on
أَن
an
that
تُشۡرِكَ
tush'rika
you associate partners
بِي
bi
with Me
مَا
ma
what
لَيۡسَ
laysa
not
لَكَ
laka
you have
بِهِۦ
bihi
of it
عِلۡمٞ
il'mun
any knowledge
فَلَا
fala
then (do) not
تُطِعۡهُمَاۖ
tuti'huma
obey both of them
وَصَاحِبۡهُمَا
wasahib'huma
But accompany them
فِي
fi
in
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
al-dun'ya
the world
مَعۡرُوفٗاۖ
ma'rufan
(with) kindness
وَٱتَّبِعۡ
wa-ittabi'
and follow
سَبِيلَ
sabila
(the) path
مَنۡ
man
(of him) who
أَنَابَ
anaba
turns
إِلَيَّۚ
ilayya
to Me
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
إِلَيَّ
ilayya
towards Me
مَرۡجِعُكُمۡ
marji'ukum
(is) your return
فَأُنَبِّئُكُم
fa-unabbi-ukum
then I will inform you
بِمَا
bima
of what
كُنتُمۡ
kuntum
you used (to)
تَعۡمَلُونَ
ta'maluna
do
١٥

If they strive to make you associate with Me anything about which you have no knowledge, then do not obey them. Yet keep their company in this life according to what is right, and follow the path of those who turn to Me. You will all return to Me in the end, and I will tell you everything that you have done

Translation 1260

31:16
يَٰبُنَيَّ
yabunayya
O my son
إِنَّهَآ
innaha
Indeed it
إِن
in
if
تَكُ
taku
it be
مِثۡقَالَ
mith'qala
(the) weight
حَبَّةٖ
habbatin
(of) a grain
مِّنۡ
min
of
خَرۡدَلٖ
khardalin
a mustard seed
فَتَكُن
fatakun
and it be
فِي
fi
in
صَخۡرَةٍ
sakhratin
a rock
أَوۡ
aw
or
فِي
fi
in
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
أَوۡ
aw
or
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
يَأۡتِ
yati
Allah will bring it forth
بِهَا
biha
Allah will bring it forth
ٱللَّهُۚ
al-lahu
Allah will bring it forth
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
لَطِيفٌ
latifun
(is) All-Subtle
خَبِيرٞ
khabirun
All-Aware
١٦

[And Luqman continued], ‘My son, if even the weight of a mustard seed were hidden in a rock or anywhere in the heavens or earth, God would bring it [to light], for He is all subtle and all aware

Translation 1260

31:17
يَٰبُنَيَّ
yabunayya
O my son
أَقِمِ
aqimi
Establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
al-salata
the prayer
وَأۡمُرۡ
wamur
and enjoin
بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِ
bil-ma'rufi
[with] the right
وَٱنۡهَ
wa-in'ha
and forbid
عَنِ
ani
from
ٱلۡمُنكَرِ
al-munkari
the wrong
وَٱصۡبِرۡ
wa-is'bir
and be patient
عَلَىٰ
ala
over
مَآ
ma
what
أَصَابَكَۖ
asabaka
befalls you
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
that
مِنۡ
min
(is) of
عَزۡمِ
azmi
the matters requiring determination
ٱلۡأُمُورِ
al-umuri
the matters requiring determination
١٧

Keep up the prayer, my son; command what is right; forbid what is wrong; bear anything that happens to you steadfastly: these are things to be aspired to

Translation 1260

31:18
وَلَا
wala
And (do) not
تُصَعِّرۡ
tusa'ir
turn
خَدَّكَ
khaddaka
your cheek
لِلنَّاسِ
lilnnasi
from men
وَلَا
wala
and (do) not
تَمۡشِ
tamshi
walk
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
مَرَحًاۖ
marahan
exultantly
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
لَا
la
(does) not
يُحِبُّ
yuhibbu
like
كُلَّ
kulla
every
مُخۡتَالٖ
mukh'talin
self-conceited
فَخُورٖ
fakhurin
boaster
١٨

Do not turn your nose up at people, nor walk about the place arrogantly, for God does not love arrogant or boastful people

Translation 1260

31:19
وَٱقۡصِدۡ
wa-iq'sid
And be moderate
فِي
fi
in
مَشۡيِكَ
mashyika
your pace
وَٱغۡضُضۡ
wa-ugh'dud
and lower
مِن
min
[of]
صَوۡتِكَۚ
sawtika
your voice
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
أَنكَرَ
ankara
(the) harshest
ٱلۡأَصۡوَٰتِ
al-aswati
(of all) sounds
لَصَوۡتُ
lasawtu
(is) surely (the) voice
ٱلۡحَمِيرِ
al-hamiri
(of) the donkeys
١٩

Go at a moderate pace and lower your voice, for the ugliest of all voices is the braying of asses.’

Translation 1260