The Noble Quran / Chapters / 17. Isra
Isra (Night Journey)
17:21

ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ  ۚ وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ أَكْبَرُ دَرَجَٰتٍ وَأَكْبَرُ تَفْضِيلًا

уŋŋз̃ур кəйфə фəддōльнəə бə'дōhум 'əлəə бə'д, вəлə-ль-əəхырōту əкбəру дəрōджəəтиу-вə`əкбəру тəфдыылə

Observe how We have given some of them an advantage over some others; yet the Hereafter is surely greater in respect of ranks and greater in respect of relative merit.

17:22

لَّا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَقْعُدَ مَذْمُومًا مَّخْذُولًا

лəə тəдж'əль мə'əл-лаhи илəəhəн əəхōрō фəтəќ'удə мəз̃муумəмм-мəхз̃уулə

Do not set up another god besides Allah, or you will sit blameworthy, forsaken.

17:23

 ۞ وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَٰنًا  ۚ إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَآ أُفٍّ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًا كَرِيمًا

вəќōдōō рōббукə əльлəə тə'будуу ильлəə иййəəhу вəби-ль-вəəлидəйни иhсəəнə, иммəə йəблюґōннə 'иŋŋдəкəль-кибəрō əhəдуhумəə əу килəəhумəə фəлəə тəќуль-лəhумəə уффиу-вəлəə тəнhəрhумəə вəќуль-лəhумəə ќōулəн кəриимə

Your Lord has decreed that you shall not worship anyone except Him, and [He has enjoined] kindness to parents. Should any of them or both reach old age at your side, do not say to them, ‘Fie!’ And do not chide them, but speak to them noble words.

17:24

وَٱخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِى صَغِيرًا

вəəхфид лəhумəə джəнəəhəз̃-з̃улли минəр-рōhмəти вəќур-рōбби-рhəмhумəə кəмəə рōббəйəəнии сōґиирō

Lower the wing of humility to them, mercifully, and say, ‘My Lord! Have mercy on them, just as they reared me when I was [a] small [child]!’

17:25

رَّبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا فِى نُفُوسِكُمْ  ۚ إِن تَكُونُواْ صَٰلِحِينَ فَإِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِلْأَوَّٰبِينَ غَفُورًا

рōббукум ə'лəму бимəə фии нуфуусикум, иŋŋ-тəкуунуу сōōлиhиинə фə`иннəhу кəəнə ли-ль-əувəəбиинə ґōфуурō

Your Lord knows best what is in your hearts. Should you be righteous, He is indeed most forgiving toward penitents.

17:26

وَءَاتِ ذَا ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ حَقَّهُۥ وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَلَا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا

вə`əəти з̃əəль-ќурбəə həќќōhу вəəльмискиинə вəəбнəс-сəбиили вəлəə тубəз̃з̃ир тəбз̃иирō

Give the relatives their [due] right, and the needy and the traveller [as well], but do not squander wastefully.

17:27

إِنَّ ٱلْمُبَذِّرِينَ كَانُوٓاْ إِخْوَٰنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ  ۖ وَكَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لِرَبِّهِۦ كَفُورًا

иннəль-мубəз̃з̃ириинə кəəнуу ихвəəнəш-шəйəəтыын, вəкəəнəш-шэйтōōну лирōббиhи кəфуурō

Indeed the wasteful are brothers of satans, and Satan is ungrateful to his Lord.

17:28

وَإِمَّا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ رَحْمَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكَ تَرْجُوهَا فَقُل لَّهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّيْسُورًا

вə`иммəə ту'ридōннə 'əнhуму-бтиґōō`ə рōhмəтимм-мир-рōббикə тəрджууhəə фəќуль-лəhум ќōулəмм-мəйсуурō

And if you have to hold off from [assisting] them [for now], seeking your Lord’s mercy which you expect [in the future], speak to them gentle words.

17:29

وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ ٱلْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًا مَّحْسُورًا

вəлəə тəдж'əль йəдəкə мəґлююлəтəн илəə 'унуќикə вəлəə тəбсутhəə кульлəль-бəсты фəтəќ'удə мəлююмəмм-мəhсуурō

Do not keep your hand chained to your neck, nor open it altogether, or you will sit blameworthy and regretful.

17:30

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ  ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرًۢا بَصِيرًا

иннə рōббəкə йəбсутур-ризќō лимəй-йəшəə`у вəйəќдир, иннəhу кəəнə би'ибəəдиhи хōбиирōмм-бəсыырō

Indeed your Lord expands the provision for whomever He wishes, and tightens it. Indeed, He is well aware of His servants and a keen observer.