Surah Luqman 31:19 — translation and meaning
لقمان · Verse 19 / 34 · Page 412
ۚ وَاقْصِدْ فِي مَشْيِكَ وَاغْضُضْ مِن صَوْتِكَ إِنَّ أَنكَرَ الْأَصْوَاتِ لَصَوْتُ الْحَمِيرِ
Word by Word
ۚ
وَاقْصِدْ
wa-iq'sid
And be moderate
فِي
fi
in
مَشْيِكَ
mashyika
your pace
وَاغْضُضْ
wa-ugh'dud
and lower
مِن
min
[of]
صَوْتِكَ
sawtika
your voice
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
أَنكَرَ
ankara
(the) harshest
الْأَصْوَاتِ
al-aswati
(of all) sounds
لَصَوْتُ
lasawtu
(is) surely (the) voice
الْحَمِيرِ
al-hamiri
(of) the donkeys
Transliteration
Waqsid fee mashyika waghdud min sawtik; inna ankaral aswaati lasawtul hameer
Translation
And be moderate in your pace and lower your voice; indeed, the most disagreeable of sounds is the voice of donkeys."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Be moderate in your manner of walking: between hastiness and lethargy, displaying dignity. And lower your voice; do not raise it such that it causes inconvenience. Indeed, the most hideous of sounds is that of the donkey because of them being loud.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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