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Luqman 14

Ayah 14 of 34 · Meccan

وَوَصَّيۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ حَمَلَتۡهُ أُمُّهُۥ وَهۡنًا عَلَىٰ وَهۡنٖ وَفِصَٰلُهُۥ فِي عَامَيۡنِ أَنِ ٱشۡكُرۡ لِي وَلِوَٰلِدَيۡكَ إِلَيَّ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ ١٤

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.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَوَصَّيۡنَاAnd We have enjoinedwawaṣṣaynā
  2. ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ(upon) manl-insāna
  3. بِوَٰلِدَيۡهِfor his parents biwālidayhi
  4. حَمَلَتۡهُcarried himḥamalathu
  5. أُمُّهُۥhis motherummuhu
  6. وَهۡنًا(in) weaknesswahnan
  7. عَلَىٰuponʿalā
  8. وَهۡنٖweaknesswahnin
  9. وَفِصَٰلُهُۥand his weaningwafiṣāluhu
  10. فِي(is) infī
  11. عَامَيۡنِtwo yearsʿāmayni
  12. أَنِthatani
  13. ٱشۡكُرۡBe gratefulush'kur
  14. لِيto Melī
  15. وَلِوَٰلِدَيۡكَand to your parentswaliwālidayka
  16. إِلَيَّtowards Meilayya
  17. ٱلۡمَصِيرُ(is) the destinationl-maṣīru

Tafsir

And I commanded the human to obey his parents and do good towards them in matters that do not lead to the disobedience of Allah. His mother carried him in her womb having to face difficulty upon difficulty, weaning him off breastfeeding within two years. I told him: “Be grateful to Allah for every blessing He has bestowed upon you, then be grateful to your parents for their care and upbringing of you. To Me alone is your return, upon which I shall requite each person as he deserves.”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran