كنbe رؤوفاًcompassionate بالوالدينtoward both parents رحيماmerciful
كن رؤوفاً بالوالدين رحيما
محسناًdoing good مكرماًshowing honor وبرّاًand dutiful شفوقاtenderhearted
محسناً مكرماً وبرّاً شفوقا
Be compassionate and merciful toward your parents,
Be kind and merciful to your parents
Kind, honoring them, dutiful, and tenderhearted.
Do good, give honor, piety, compassion
واخشand beware of بِرّاًfilial devotion يكونis محضَsheer عقوقٍunfilial conduct
واخش بِرّاً يكون محضَ عقوقٍ
ومنand among البرّfilial devotion ماthat which يكونis عقوقاunfilial conduct
ومن البرّ ما يكون عقوقا
And beware of filial devotion that is sheer unfilial conduct;
Fear piety that would be sheer disobedience
And some filial devotion is unfilial conduct.
And of piety what would be disobedience
Sol 6.1