Al-Isra
17:24

Al-Isra · Ayah 24

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Translation

And lower

Word Breakdown

وَٱخْفِضْ

And lower

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

اخْفضْFi'l · Verb
2nd personMasculineSingularImperative
Rootخفض
Rare

to depress, lower

Lemmaٱخْفِضْ

Verb (form I) - to lower

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Grammar Rules

Command verb
وَٱخْفِضْ (And lower) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَٱخْفِضْ (And lower) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small."

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