Surah 31. Luqman

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Verses [Section]: 1-11[1], 12-19 [2], 20-30 [3], 31-34 [4]

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Quran Text of Verse 12-1931. Luqman Page 412وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyاٰتَیْنَاWe gaveلُقْمٰنَLuqmanالْحِكْمَةَthe wisdomاَنِthatاشْكُرْBe gratefulلِلّٰهِ ؕto Allahوَ مَنْAnd whoeverیَّشْكُرْ(is) gratefulفَاِنَّمَاthen onlyیَشْكُرُhe is gratefulلِنَفْسِهٖ ۚfor himselfوَ مَنْAnd whoeverكَفَرَ(is) ungratefulفَاِنَّthen indeedاللّٰهَAllahغَنِیٌّ(is) Free of needحَمِیْدٌ Praiseworthy وَ اِذْAnd whenقَالَsaidلُقْمٰنُLuqmanلِابْنِهٖto his sonوَ هُوَwhile heیَعِظُهٗ(was) instructing himیٰبُنَیَّO my son!لَا(Do) notتُشْرِكْassociate partnersبِاللّٰهِ ؔؕwith AllahاِنَّIndeedالشِّرْكَassociating partnersلَظُلْمٌ(is) surely an injusticeعَظِیْمٌ great وَ وَصَّیْنَاAnd We have enjoinedالْاِنْسَانَ(upon) manبِوَالِدَیْهِ ۚfor his parentsحَمَلَتْهُcarried himاُمُّهٗhis motherوَهْنًا(in) weaknessعَلٰیuponوَهْنٍweaknessوَّ فِصٰلُهٗand his weaningفِیْ(is) inعَامَیْنِtwo yearsاَنِthatاشْكُرْBe gratefulلِیْto Meوَ لِوَالِدَیْكَ ؕand to your parentsاِلَیَّtowards Meالْمَصِیْرُ (is) the destination وَ اِنْBut ifجَاهَدٰكَthey strive against youعَلٰۤیonاَنْthatتُشْرِكَyou associate partnersبِیْwith Meمَاwhatلَیْسَnotلَكَyou haveبِهٖof itعِلْمٌ ۙany knowledgeفَلَاthen (do) notتُطِعْهُمَاobey both of themوَ صَاحِبْهُمَاBut accompany themفِیinالدُّنْیَاthe worldمَعْرُوْفًا ؗ(with) kindnessوَّ اتَّبِعْand followسَبِیْلَ(the) pathمَنْ(of him) whoاَنَابَturnsاِلَیَّ ۚto MeثُمَّThenاِلَیَّtowards Meمَرْجِعُكُمْ(is) your returnفَاُنَبِّئُكُمْthen I will inform youبِمَاof whatكُنْتُمْyou used (to)تَعْمَلُوْنَ do یٰبُنَیَّO my sonاِنَّهَاۤIndeed itاِنْifتَكُit beمِثْقَالَ(the) weightحَبَّةٍ(of) a grainمِّنْofخَرْدَلٍa mustard seedفَتَكُنْand it beفِیْinصَخْرَةٍa rockاَوْorفِیinالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensاَوْorفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthیَاْتِAllah will bring it forthبِهَاAllah will bring it forthاللّٰهُ ؕAllah will bring it forthاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahلَطِیْفٌ(is) All-Subtleخَبِیْرٌ All-Aware یٰبُنَیَّO my sonاَقِمِEstablishالصَّلٰوةَthe prayerوَ اْمُرْand enjoinبِالْمَعْرُوْفِ[with] the rightوَ انْهَand forbidعَنِfromالْمُنْكَرِthe wrongوَ اصْبِرْand be patientعَلٰیoverمَاۤwhatاَصَابَكَ ؕbefalls youاِنَّIndeedذٰلِكَthatمِنْ(is) ofعَزْمِthe matters requiring determinationالْاُمُوْرِۚthe matters requiring determination وَ لَاAnd (do) notتُصَعِّرْturnخَدَّكَyour cheekلِلنَّاسِfrom menوَ لَاand (do) notتَمْشِwalkفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthمَرَحًا ؕexultantlyاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahلَا(does) notیُحِبُّlikeكُلَّeveryمُخْتَالٍself-conceitedفَخُوْرٍۚboaster وَ اقْصِدْAnd be moderateفِیْinمَشْیِكَyour paceوَ اغْضُضْand lowerمِنْ[of]صَوْتِكَ ؕyour voiceاِنَّIndeedاَنْكَرَ(the) harshestالْاَصْوَاتِ(of all) soundsلَصَوْتُ(is) surely (the) voiceالْحَمِیْرِ۠(of) the donkeys

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Translation of Verse 12-19

12. Indeed, We blessed Luqmân with wisdom, ˹saying˺, "Be grateful to Allah, for whoever is grateful, it is only for their own good. And whoever is ungrateful, then surely Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy." ⁸³³

13. And ˹remember˺ when Luqmân said to his son, while advising him, "O my dear son! Never associate ˹anything˺ with Allah ˹in worship˺, for associating ˹others with Him˺ is truly the worst of all wrongs." 2) Honour Your Parents ⁸³⁴

14. And We have commanded people to ˹honour˺ their parents. Their mothers bore them through hardship upon hardship, and their weaning takes two years. So be grateful to Me and your parents. To Me is the final return.

15. But if they pressure you to associate with Me what you have no knowledge of, ⁸³⁵ do not obey them. Still keep their company in this world courteously, and follow the way of those who turn to Me ˹in devotion˺. Then to Me you will ˹all˺ return, and then I will inform you of what you used to do. 3) Know That Allah Will Judge All Deeds

16. ˹Luqmân added,˺ "O my dear son! ˹Even˺ if a deed were the weight of a mustard seed-be it ˹hidden˺ in a rock or in the heavens or the earth-Allah will bring it forth. Surely Allah is Most Subtle, All- Aware. 4) Fulfil Your Duty to Allah

17. "O my dear son! Establish prayer, encourage what is good and forbid what is evil, and endure patiently whatever befalls you. Surely this is a resolve to aspire to. 5) Be Humble

18. "And do not turn your nose up to people, nor walk pridefully upon the earth. Surely Allah does not like whoever is arrogant, boastful.

19. Be moderate in your pace. And lower your voice, for the ugliest of all voices is certainly the braying of donkeys."

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Commentary

833. Luqmân is believed to have been a righteous, wise man who lived around the time of Prophet David ( ﷺ ) .

834. The Quran usually combines the command to worship Allah with the order to honour one's parents ( see 6:151 and 17:23). This is why this passage interjects Luqmân's advice to his son. In some instances, the Quran follows the order to be kind to parents with emphasizing the role of the mother. This is because some of the mother's sacrifices take place before the child is born and when they are too young. So the Quran brings these sacrifices to the children's attention.

835. Other gods.