سورة لقمَان
Surah Luqmân 31:19
Luqman · Verse 19 of 34
وَاقْصِدْ فِي مَشْيِكَ وَاغْضُضْ مِنْ صَوْتِكَ ۚ إِنَّ أَنْكَرَ الْأَصْوَاتِ لَصَوْتُ الْحَمِيرِ
Abdul Mannan Omar
`Rather walk with modest pace and talk in soft gentle tone. Surely, the most repugnant of voices is the braying of the donkey.´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And be moderate in thy pace, and lower thy voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass.
Ahmed Ali
Be moderate in your bearing, and keep your voice low. Surely the most repulsive voice is the donkey´s."
12 more translations
Ali Unal
"Be modest in your bearing, and subdue your voice. For certain the most repugnant of voices is braying of donkeys."
Daryabadi
And be modest in thy gait and lower thy voice; verily the most abominable of voices is the voice of the ass.
Faridul Haque
“And walk moderately and soften your voice; indeed the worst voice is the voice of the donkey.”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And pursue the right curse in thy going about and lower thy voice. Surely the most hateful of voices is braying of asses.
Maulvi Sher Ali
`And walk thou at a moderate pace, and lower thy voice; verily, the most hateful of voices is the braying of the ass.'
Muhammad Asad
"Hence, be modest in thy bearing, and lower thy voice: for, behold, the ugliest of all voices is the (loud] voice of asses...."
Muhammad Musin Khan
And be moderate (or show no insolence) in your walking, and lower your voice. Verily, the harshest of all voices is the voice (braying) of the ass.
Muhammad Pickthall
Be modest in thy bearing and subdue thy voice. Lo! the harshest of all voices is the voice of the ass.
Muhammad Sarwar
Be moderate in your walking and your talking. The most unpleasant sound is the braying of donkeys."
Muhammed ali Shakir
And pursue the right course in your going about and lower your voice; surely the most hateful of voices is braying of the asses.
Rashad Khalifa
Walk humbly and lower your voice - the ugliest voice is the donkey's voice.
Shabbir Ahmed
Walk humbly and lower your voice in humility. For, the harshest of voices is the voice of a donkey."
Commentary 31:14-19 Allâh taught wisdom to Luqmân and he forwarded this to his son. What follows is the most beautiful style of admonishment with timeless and universal…
On 31:14–19
وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَهْنًا عَلَىٰ وَهْنٍ وَفِصَالُهُ فِي عَامَيْنِ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيْكَ إِلَيَّ الْمَصِيرُ﴿١٥﴾وَإِن جَاهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰ أَن تُشْرِكَ بِي مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا ۖ وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِي الدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًا
31:14-19 Allâh taught wisdom to Luqmân and he forwarded this to his son. What follows is the most beautiful style of admonishment with timeless and universal application. There are eight poles of wisdom: set no compeer with Allâh (31:13); be good to parents (31:14); do not obey them if they ask you to set up equals with God, but still show courtesy to them (31:15); Allâh is the Knower of all hidden secrets (al-Latîf and al-Khabîr; 31:16); observe Prayer, enjoin good, and forbid evil and wrong (31:17); endure with fortitude what befalls (31:17); show no pride nor behave arrogantly, do not walk haughtily and boastfully (31:18); and talk in soft and gentle tone (31:19). The first four of these are matters of faith and belief, and the last four are the practical aspects. The theme of verse 19 is adopting the golden mean by accepting the middle position between two extremes.