# 31. Surah Luqman, Verse 19 - **Surah:** 31. Surah Luqman (Luqman) — سورة لقمان - **Verse:** 19 / 34 · **Juz:** 21 · **Mushaf page:** 411 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-luqman/verse-19 ## Arabic وَاقْصِدْ ف۪ي مَشْيِكَ وَاغْضُضْ مِنْ صَوْتِكَۜ اِنَّ اَنْكَرَ الْاَصْوَاتِ لَصَوْتُ الْحَم۪يرِ۟ ## Transcription Waqsid fee mashyika waghdudmin sawtika inna ankara al-aswati lasawtualhameer ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley Be moderate in your tread and lower your voice. The most hateful of voices is the donkey’s bray.’ ### Progressive Muslims "And be humble in how you walk and lower your voice. For the harshest of all voices is the donkey's voice." ### Shabbir Ahmed "Hence, be modest in your pace and in your bearing, and lower your voice, for, behold the harshest voice is the braying of a donkey. " ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation “And be thou modest in thy walk, and lower thou thy voice; the most loathsome of voices is the voice of the donkey.” ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation "And be humble in how you walk and lower your voice. For the harshest of all voices is the voice of the donkeys." ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament "Walk humbly and lower your voice - the ugliest voice is the donkey's voice." ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira Be moderate in your bearing, and keep your voice low. Surely the most repulsive voice is the donkey's." ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) And be moderate in your pace and lower your voice; indeed, the most disagreeable of sounds is the voice of donkeys. " ### 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…" ### Marmaduke Pickthall Be modest in thy bearing and subdue thy voice. Lo! the harshest of all voices is the voice of the ass. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary Be moderate in your stride[1] and lower your voice. Verily the most disgusting of all voices is the braying of the donkey."[2] _Footnotes_ - [1] This does not mean that one should always speak in a low voice and should never raise one’s voice. By citing the braying of the donkeys, it has been clearly indicated what some of the tone and voice in speech is meant to be discouraged. One kind of lowness and loudness, roughness and softness, of the tone and voice is that which is needed under natural and genuine requirements. For example, when speaking to a man close at hand, or to a small group of the people, one would speak in a low voice, and when speaking to a man at a distance or to a large number of the people, one would inevitably have to speak loudly. Similar is inevitably the difference in tones depending on the occasion and situation. The tone of praise has to be different from the tone of condemnation, and of the expression of goodwill from that of indignation. This thing is in no way objectionable. Nor does the admonition of Luqman imply that one should always speak in a soft and low voice and tone regardless of the occasion and requirement. What is objectionable is that one should shout oneself hoarse and produce a voice like the donkeys’s braying in order to bully and debase and browbeat the other person. - [2] A thing can be subjected to somebody in two ways: ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab "And walk forth" he said, " with moderate steps and with regular pace comformable to a standard recognized as formally correct". "And.lower your voice when you give utterance or expression to an emotion, opinion, feeling, thought, or discussion and in your natural action, for the most repulsive, objectionable and displeasing sound produced by the vocal organs is the braying or the loud harsh sound of asses". ### Bijan Moeinian "Walk in a humble manner and do not talk loud; the most disgraceful of all voices is the loud voice of a donkey. " ### Al-Hilali & Khan "And be moderate (or show no insolence) in your walking, and lower your voice. Verily, the harshest of all voices is the braying of the asses." ### 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." ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran Be moderate in your pace. And lower your voice, for the ugliest of all voices is certainly the braying of donkeys." ### Taqi Usmani and be moderate in your walk, and lower your voice. Surely, the ugliest of voices is the voice of the donkeys." ### Abdul Haleem Go at a moderate pace and lower your voice, for the ugliest of all voices is the braying of asses.’ ### Arthur John Arberry Be modest in thy walk, and lower thy voice; the most hideous of voices is the ass's. ' ### E. Henry Palmer but be moderate in thy walk, and lower thy voice; verily, the most disagreeable of voices is the voice of asses!' ### Hamid S. Aziz "And twist not your cheek in scorn towards folk, nor walk haughtily (or insolently) in the land; verily, Allah loves not any arrogant boaster: ### Mahmoud Ghali And be moderate in your walk, and tone down your voice; surely the most repugnant of voices is indeed that of the asses. " ### George Sale And be moderate in thy pace: And lower thy voice; for the most ungrateful of all voices surely is the voice of asses. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed "And be moderate in your walking (and actions) and lower your voice, verily, (without a doubt), the harshest of sounds is the call (braying) of an ass. " ### Amatul Rahman Omar `Rather walk with modest pace and talk in soft gentle tone. Surely, the most repugnant of voices is the braying of the donkey.' ### Ali Quli Qarai Be modest in your bearing, and lower your voice. Indeed the ungainliest of voices is the donkey’s voice.’ ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Gidişinde mutedil ol, (konuşurken) sesini pesden al (alçalt), çünkü seslerin en beti (çirkini) elbette eşeklerin sesidir. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü "Yaşamında dengeli olarak haddini bil ve sesini alçalt! Muhakkak ki seslerin en çirkini, eşeklerin sesidir. " ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı "Yürüyüşünde orta bir yol tut, sesinden de (yüksek perdeleri) eksilt. Çünkü, seslerin en çirkin olanı gerçekten eşeklerin sesidir." ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali "Yürüyüşünde ölçülü ve dengeli ol, sesini alçalt! Unutma ki, seslerin en çirkini eşek sesidir." ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali "Yürüyüşünde tabii ol. Sesini alçalt. Çünkü seslerin en çirkini, şüphesiz eşeklerin sesidir!" ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Gidişinde mu'tedil ol, sesini pesden al, çünkü seslerin en beti her halde eşekler sesidir ### Gültekin Onan "Yürüyüşünde orta bir yol tut, sesinden de [yüksek perdeleri] eksilt. Çünkü, seslerin en çirkin olanı gerçekten eşeklerin sesidir." ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim "Yürüyüşünde mu'tedil ol. Sesini alçalt. Seslerin en çirkini, hakıykat, eşeklerin anırışıdır"! ### İbni Kesir Yürüyüşünde tabii ol, sesini kıs. Şüphesiz ki seslerin en çirkini eşeklerin sesidir. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı "Davranışlarında ölçülü ve dengeli ol, sesini yükseltme: çünkü, unutma ki, seslerin en çirkini eşeğin anırmasıdır..." ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Yürüyüşünde tabii ol.. Sesini kıs, çünkü seslerin en çirkini eşeğin anırmasıdır. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali "Yürüyüşünde tutumlu ol, (orta yürü, ne çabuk ne de çok yavaş git, ölçülü hareket et), sesini de kıs. Çünkü seslerin en çirkini eşeklerin sesidir." ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali "Yürüyüşünde doğal ol, sesini alçalt. Şu bir gerçek ki, seslerin en çirkini eşeklerin sesidir." ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an (Hayat) yürüyüşünde dengeli ol ve sesini yükseltme! Unutma ki seslerin en çirkini eşeğin sesidir." ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an "Yürüyüşünde ölçülü ol; sesini alçalt. Seslerin en çirkini, eşeklerin sesidir." ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek "Yürüyüşünde gösterişsiz ol ve sesini yükseltme! Aslında, seslerin en çirkini, doğal olarak eşeklerin sesidir!" ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali "Yürüyüşünde tabii ol ve sesini yükseltme; seslerin en çirkini şüphesiz eşek sesidir.* ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Yürüyüşünde orta hâlli ol, sesini de alçalt![1] Şüphesiz ki seslerin en çirkini[2]eşeklerin sesidir." _Footnotes_ - [1] Benzer mesajlar: A‘râf 7:56, 205; İsrâ 17:110. - [2] Burada eşeğin "ses tonu" değil "yüksek sesle" anırdığı zamanki sesi çirkin olarak nitelendirilmektedir. Öncesindeki "Sesini de alçalt" ifadesinden de bu çok net anlaşılmaktadır. Allah'ın kendi yarattığına "çirkin sesli" demesi asla kastedilmemektedir. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an "Yürüyüşünde ölçülü ol; sesini alçalt. Seslerin en çirkini, eşeklerin sesidir." ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an "Yürüyüşünde ölçülü ol; sesini alçalt. Seslerin en çirkini, eşeklerin sesidir." ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Yürüyüşünde tabii ol[1] ve sesini alçak tut; şüphesiz ki seslerin en rahatsız edici olanı eşek sesidir." _Footnotes_ - [1] [Furkan 25/63.](https://quran.so/25/63) ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | وَٱقْصِدْ — wa-iq'ṣid | And be moderate | قصد — Kaf-Sad-Dal | | 2 | فِى — fī | in | — | | 3 | مَشْيِكَ — mashyika | your pace | مشي — Mim-Şin-Ye | | 4 | وَٱغْضُضْ — wa-ugh'ḍuḍ | and lower | غضض — Gayn-Dad-Dad | | 5 | مِن — min | [of] | — | | 6 | صَوْتِكَ ۚ — ṣawtika | your voice | صوت — Sad-Vav-Te | | 7 | إِنَّ — inna | Indeed | — | | 8 | أَنكَرَ — ankara | (the) harshest | نكر — Nun-Kef-Ra | | 9 | ٱلْأَصْوَٰتِ — l-aṣwāti | (of all) sounds | صوت — Sad-Vav-Te | | 10 | لَصَوْتُ — laṣawtu | (is) surely (the) voice | صوت — Sad-Vav-Te | | 11 | ٱلْحَمِيرِ — l-ḥamīri | (of) the donkeys | حمر — Ha-Mim-Ra | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-luqman/verse-18.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-luqman/verse-20.md Retrieved: 2026-08-24 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.