Surah Luqman 31:14 — translation and meaning

لقمان · Verse 14 / 34 · Page 412

وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَهْنًا عَلَى وَهْنٍ وَفِصَالُهُ فِي عَامَيْنِ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيْكَ إِلَيَّ الْمَصِيرُ

Word by Word

وَوَصَّيْنَا
wawassayna
And We have enjoined
الْإِنسَانَ
al-insana
(upon) man
بِوَالِدَيْهِ
biwalidayhi
for his parents
حَمَلَتْهُ
hamalathu
carried him
أُمُّهُ
ummuhu
his mother
وَهْنًا
wahnan
(in) weakness
عَلَى
ala
upon
وَهْنٍ
wahnin
weakness
وَفِصَالُهُ
wafisaluhu
and his weaning
فِي
fi
(is) in
عَامَيْنِ
amayni
two years
أَنِ
ani
that
اشْكُرْ
ush'kur
Be grateful
لِي
li
to Me
وَلِوَالِدَيْكَ
waliwalidayka
and to your parents
إِلَيَّ
ilayya
towards Me
الْمَصِيرُ
al-masiru
(is) the destination

Transliteration

Wa wassainal bi waalidaihi hamalat hu ummuhoo wahnan 'alaa wahninw wa fisaaluhoo fee 'aamaini anishkur lee wa liwaalidaika ilaiyal maseer

Translation

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.

Verse interpretation (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.”

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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