Surah Al-'Ankabut · Ayah 8

Meaning of Surah Al-'Ankabut, Ayah 8

Wawassayna al-insana biwalidayhihusnan wa-in jahadaka litushrika bee malaysa laka bihi AAilmun fala tutiAAhumailayya marjiAAukum faonabbi-okum bima kuntum taAAmaloon

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1. وَوَصَّيْنَاwawaṣṣaynāAnd We have enjoined
2. ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insāna(on) man
3. بِوَٰلِدَيْهِbiwālidayhigoodness to his parents
4. حُسْنًۭا ۖḥus'nangoodness to his parents
5. وَإِنwa-inbut if
6. جَـٰهَدَاكَjāhadākathey both strive against you
7. لِتُشْرِكَlitush'rikato make you associate
8. بِىbīwith Me
9. مَاmāwhat
10. لَيْسَlaysanot
11. لَكَlakayou have
12. بِهِۦbihiof it
13. عِلْمٌۭʿil'munany knowledge
14. فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
15. تُطِعْهُمَآ ۚtuṭiʿ'humāobey both of them
16. إِلَىَّilayyaTo Me
17. مَرْجِعُكُمْmarjiʿukum(is) your return
18. فَأُنَبِّئُكُمfa-unabbi-ukumand I will inform you
19. بِمَاbimāabout what
20. كُنتُمْkuntumyou used
21. تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūna(to) do