ٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ فَضَّلۡنَا بَعۡضَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖۚ وَلَلۡأٓخِرَةُ أَكۡبَرُ دَرَجَٰتٖ وَأَكۡبَرُ تَفۡضِيلٗا
(17:21) See, how We have exalted some above others in this world, and in
the Life to Come they will have higher ranks and greater degrees of excellence
over others.3
the Life to Come they will have higher ranks and greater degrees of excellence
over others.3
لَّا تَجۡعَلۡ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَقۡعُدَ مَذۡمُومٗا مَّخۡذُولٗا
(17:22) Do not set up any other god with Allah4 lest you are
rendered humiliated and helpless.
rendered humiliated and helpless.
۞وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ إِحۡسَٰنًاۚ إِمَّا يَبۡلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلۡكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَوۡ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَآ أُفّٖ وَلَا تَنۡهَرۡهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوۡلٗا كَرِيمٗا
(17:23) Your Lord has decreed:5 (i) Do not worship any but Him;6
(ii) Be good to your parents; and should both or any one of them attain old
age with you, do not say to them even "fie" neither chide them, but speak to
them with respect,
(ii) Be good to your parents; and should both or any one of them attain old
age with you, do not say to them even "fie" neither chide them, but speak to
them with respect,
وَٱخۡفِضۡ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرۡحَمۡهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرٗا
(17:24) and be humble and tender to them and say: "Lord, show mercy to them
as they nurtured me when I was small."
as they nurtured me when I was small."