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,"1 and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.
وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِand to the parentswabil-wālidayni
إِحۡسَٰنًاۚ(be) goodiḥ'sānan
إِمَّاWhetherimmā
يَبۡلُغَنَّreachyablughanna
عِندَكَwith youʿindaka
ٱلۡكِبَرَthe old agel-kibara
أَحَدُهُمَآone of themaḥaduhumā
أَوۡoraw
كِلَاهُمَاboth of themkilāhumā
فَلَاthen (do) notfalā
تَقُلsaytaqul
لَّهُمَآto both of themlahumā
أُفّٖa word of disrespectuffin
وَلَاand (do) notwalā
تَنۡهَرۡهُمَاrepel themtanharhumā
وَقُلbut speakwaqul
لَّهُمَاto themlahumā
قَوۡلٗاa wordqawlan
كَرِيمٗاnoblekarīman
Tafsir
Your Lord - O servant - has instructed and made obligatory that you worship none but Him, and He has instructed that you be good to your parents, especially when they become old. If either of them or both of them reach old age with you, do not become annoyed with them by uttering words that indicate the same, do not scold them and do not be harsh when speaking to them, but say to them kind words that are soft and courteous.