← Surah 31

31:19

وَٱقْصِدْ فِى مَشْيِكَ وَٱغْضُضْ مِن صَوْتِكَ ۚ إِنَّ أَنكَرَ ٱلْأَصْوَٰتِ لَصَوْتُ ٱلْحَمِيرِ

Word by word

وَٱقْصِدْ
And be moderate
Verb
Root: قصد
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
ٱقْصِدْVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. sing.
فِى
in
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فِىPreposition — preposition
مَشْيِكَ
your pace
Noun
Root: مشي
Grammar (i'rab)
مَشْيِNoun — masculine، genitive
كَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. sing.
وَٱغْضُضْ
and lower
Verb
Root: غضض
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
ٱغْضُضْVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. sing.
مِن
[of]
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنPreposition — preposition
صَوْتِكَ
your voice
Noun
Root: صوت
Grammar (i'rab)
صَوْتِNoun — masculine، genitive
كَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. sing.
إِنَّ
Indeed
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
أَنكَرَ
(the) harshest
Noun
Root: نكر
Grammar (i'rab)
أَنكَرَNoun — masc. sing.، accusative
ٱلْأَصْوَٰتِ
(of all) sounds
Noun
Root: صوت
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
أَصْوَٰتِNoun — masc. plur.، genitive
لَصَوْتُ
(is) surely (the) voice
Noun
Root: صوت
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — emphasis، prefix
صَوْتُNoun — masculine، nominative
ٱلْحَمِيرِ
(of) the donkeys
Noun
Root: حمر
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
حَمِيرِNoun — masc. plur.، genitive

Translation

EN

"And be moderate in thy pace, and lower thy voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass."

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Go at a moderate pace and lower your voice, for the ugliest of all voices is the braying of asses.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

Be modest in thy bearing and subdue thy voice. Lo! the harshest of all voices is the voice of the ass.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And be moderate in your pace and lower your voice; indeed, the most disagreeable of sounds is the voice of donkeys."

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

"Yürüyüşünde tabii ol; sesini kıs. Seslerin en çirkini şüphesiz merkeblerin sesidir."

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Yürüyüşünde tabii ol, sesini alçalt, çünkü seslerin en çirkini elbette eşeklerin sesidir.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Yürüyüşünde orta hâlli ol, sesini de alçalt! Şüphesiz ki seslerin en çirkinieşeklerin sesidir.”

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وتواضع في مشيك، واخفض من صوتك فلا ترفعه، إن أقبح الأصوات وأبغضها لصوت الحمير المعروفة ببلادتها وأصواتها المرتفعة.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution