Luqman 31:19

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وَاقْصِدْ فِي مَشْيِكَ وَاغْضُضْ مِنْ صَوْتِكَ ۚ إِنَّ أَنْكَرَ الْأَصْوَاتِ لَصَوْتُ الْحَمِيرِ

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And moderate your stride, and lower your voice. The most repulsive of voices is the donkey’s voice.”

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

And moderate your stride, and lower your voice. The most repulsive of voices is the donkey’s voice.”

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

Walk calmly and gently, and lower your voice. The most unpleasant sound is the braying of a donkey.

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

Walk humbly and lower your voice — surely, the most unpleasant sound is the braying of donkeys.

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

Be moderate in your stride and lower your voice. Surely the most detestable of voices is the braying of donkeys.”

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

And moderate your stride, and lower your voice. The most repulsive of voices is the donkey’s voice.”

Community • Allah

And moderate your stride, and lower your voice. The most repulsive of voices is the donkey’s voice.”

Community • God

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

Saheeh International

"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."

Hilali and Khan

Be moderate in your gait and lower your voice. Indeed, the most repugnant of voices is the voice of donkeys.”

Rowwad Translation Center

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

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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

Marmaduke Pickthall

Walk modestly and lower your voice, for the ugliest of all voices is the braying of the ass."

Wahiduddin Khan

Be moderate in your stride and lower your voice. Verily the most disgusting of all voices is the braying of the donkey.”

Abul A'la Maududi

Be modest in your bearing, and lower your voice. Indeed the ungainliest of voices is the donkey’s voice.’

Ali Quli Qarai

Waiqsid fee mashyika waoghdud min sawtika inna ankara alaswati lasawtu alhameeri

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