Ruku 242

Einer von 558 Abschnitten des Quran, jeder eine Passage zu einem Thema

17:23
۞وَقَضَىٰ
waqada
And has decreed
رَبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
أَلَّا
alla
that (do) not
تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ
ta'budu
worship
إِلَّآ
illa
except
إِيَّاهُ
iyyahu
Him Alone
وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ
wabil-walidayni
and to the parents
إِحۡسَٰنًاۚ
ih'sanan
(be) good
إِمَّا
imma
Whether
يَبۡلُغَنَّ
yablughanna
reach
عِندَكَ
indaka
with you
ٱلۡكِبَرَ
al-kibara
the old age
أَحَدُهُمَآ
ahaduhuma
one of them
أَوۡ
aw
or
كِلَاهُمَا
kilahuma
both of them
فَلَا
fala
then (do) not
تَقُل
taqul
say
لَّهُمَآ
lahuma
to both of them
أُفّٖ
uffin
a word of disrespect
وَلَا
wala
and (do) not
تَنۡهَرۡهُمَا
tanharhuma
repel them
وَقُل
waqul
but speak
لَّهُمَا
lahuma
to them
قَوۡلٗا
qawlan
a word
كَرِيمٗا
kariman
noble
٢٣

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

Translation 1260

17:24
وَٱخۡفِضۡ
wa-ikh'fid
And lower
لَهُمَا
lahuma
to them
جَنَاحَ
janaha
(the) wing
ٱلذُّلِّ
al-dhuli
(of) humility
مِنَ
mina
(out) of
ٱلرَّحۡمَةِ
al-rahmati
[the] mercy
وَقُل
waqul
and say
رَّبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
ٱرۡحَمۡهُمَا
ir'hamhuma
Have mercy on both of them
كَمَا
kama
as
رَبَّيَانِي
rabbayani
they brought me up
صَغِيرٗا
saghiran
(when I was) small
٢٤

and lower your wing in humility towards them in kindness and say, ‘Lord, have mercy on them, just as they cared for me when I was little.’

Translation 1260

17:25
رَّبُّكُمۡ
rabbukum
Your Lord
أَعۡلَمُ
a'lamu
(is) most knowing
بِمَا
bima
of what
فِي
fi
(is) in
نُفُوسِكُمۡۚ
nufusikum
yourselves
إِن
in
If
تَكُونُواْ
takunu
you are
صَٰلِحِينَ
salihina
righteous
فَإِنَّهُۥ
fa-innahu
then indeed He
كَانَ
kana
is
لِلۡأَوَّٰبِينَ
lil'awwabina
to those who often turn (to Him)
غَفُورٗا
ghafuran
Most Forgiving
٢٥

Your Lord knows best what is in your heart. If you are good, He is most forgiving to those who return to Him

Translation 1260

17:26
وَءَاتِ
waati
And give
ذَا
dha
the relatives
ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ
al-qur'ba
the relatives
حَقَّهُۥ
haqqahu
his right
وَٱلۡمِسۡكِينَ
wal-mis'kina
and the needy
وَٱبۡنَ
wa-ib'na
and the wayfarer
ٱلسَّبِيلِ
al-sabili
and the wayfarer
وَلَا
wala
and (do) not
تُبَذِّرۡ
tubadhir
spend
تَبۡذِيرًا
tabdhiran
wastefully
٢٦

Give relatives their due, and the needy, and travellers- do not squander your wealth wastefully

Translation 1260

17:27
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلۡمُبَذِّرِينَ
al-mubadhirina
the spendthrifts
كَانُوٓاْ
kanu
are
إِخۡوَٰنَ
ikh'wana
brothers
ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِۖ
al-shayatini
(of) the devils
وَكَانَ
wakana
And is
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ
al-shaytanu
the Shaitaan
لِرَبِّهِۦ
lirabbihi
to his Lord
كَفُورٗا
kafuran
ungrateful
٢٧

those who squander are the brothers of Satan, and Satan is most ungrateful to his Lord

Translation 1260

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17:28
وَإِمَّا
wa-imma
And if
تُعۡرِضَنَّ
tu'ridanna
you turn away
عَنۡهُمُ
anhumu
from them
ٱبۡتِغَآءَ
ib'tighaa
seeking
رَحۡمَةٖ
rahmatin
mercy
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
تَرۡجُوهَا
tarjuha
which you expect
فَقُل
faqul
then say
لَّهُمۡ
lahum
to them
قَوۡلٗا
qawlan
a word
مَّيۡسُورٗا
maysuran
gentle
٢٨

but if, while seeking some bounty that you expect from your Lord, you turn them down, then at least speak some word of comfort to them

Translation 1260

17:29
وَلَا
wala
And (do) not
تَجۡعَلۡ
taj'al
make
يَدَكَ
yadaka
your hand
مَغۡلُولَةً
maghlulatan
chained
إِلَىٰ
ila
to
عُنُقِكَ
unuqika
your neck
وَلَا
wala
and not
تَبۡسُطۡهَا
tabsut'ha
extend it
كُلَّ
kulla
(to its) utmost
ٱلۡبَسۡطِ
al-basti
reach
فَتَقۡعُدَ
fataq'uda
so that you sit
مَلُومٗا
maluman
blameworthy
مَّحۡسُورًا
mahsuran
insolvent
٢٩

Do not be tight-fisted, nor so open-handed that you end up blamed and overwhelmed with regret

Translation 1260

17:30
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
يَبۡسُطُ
yabsutu
extends
ٱلرِّزۡقَ
al-riz'qa
the provision
لِمَن
liman
for whom
يَشَآءُ
yashau
He wills
وَيَقۡدِرُۚ
wayaqdiru
and straitens
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed He
كَانَ
kana
is
بِعِبَادِهِۦ
bi'ibadihi
of His slaves
خَبِيرَۢا
khabiran
All-Aware
بَصِيرٗا
basiran
All-Seer
٣٠

Your Lord gives abundantly to whoever He will, and sparingly to whoever He will: He knows and observes His servants thoroughly

Translation 1260