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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerses 21–24
4 versesAl-Isra 23
وَقَضٰى رَبُّكَ اَلَّا تَعْبُدُٓوا اِلَّٓا اِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ اِحْسَانًاۜ اِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِنْدَكَ الْكِبَرَ اَحَدُهُمَٓا اَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُلْ لَهُمَٓا اُفٍّ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُلْ لَهُمَا قَوْلًا كَر۪يمًا ٢٣
Mushaf
Transliteration
23Veḳaḍâ rabbüke ellâ taʿbüdû illâ iyyâhü vebilvâlideyni iḥsânâ. immâ yeblüganne ʿindeke-lkibera eḥadühümâ ev kilâhümâ felâ teḳul lehümâ üffiv velâ tenherhümâ veḳul lehümâ ḳavlen kerîmâ.
English Translation
23Your Lord has decreed that you serve none but Him, and that you treat your parents well. If one or both of them grow old in your care, do not say to them even "Ugh!" Do not scold them. Speak to them with kind words that win their hearts.
Explanatory translation
23The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
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The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik. The explanatory translation was compiled by combining various translations.
The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.