Thy Lord hath ordained that ye worship none but him; and, kindness to your parents, whether one or both of them attain to old age with thee: and say not to them, "Fie!" neither reproach them; but speak to them both with respectful speech;
And defer humbly to them12 out of tenderness; and say, "Lord, have compassion on them both, even as they reared me when I was little."
Your Lord well knoweth what is in your souls; he knoweth whether ye be righteous:
And gracious is He to those who return to Him.
And to him who is of kin render his due, and also to the poor and to the wayfarer; yet waste not wastefully,
For the wasteful are brethren of the Satans, and Satan was ungrateful to his
Lord:
But if thou turn away from them, while thou thyself seekest boons from thy
Lord for which thou hopest, at least speak to them with kindly speech:
And let not thy hand be tied up to thy neck; nor yet open it with all openness, lest thou sit thee down in rebuke, in beggary.
Verily, thy Lord will provide with open hand for whom he pleaseth, and will be sparing. His servants doth he scan, inspect.
Kill not your children for fear of want:13 for them and for you will we provide. Verily, the killing them is a great wickedness.