وَوَصَّيْنَا And We have enjoined wawaṣṣaynā (on) man l-insāna to his parents biwālidayhi kindness iḥ'sānan Carried him ḥamalathu his mother ummuhu (with) hardship kur'han and gave birth to him wawaḍaʿathu (with) hardship kur'han And (the) bearing of him waḥamluhu and (the) weaning of him wafiṣāluhu (is) thirty thalāthūna month(s) shahran until ḥattā when idhā he reaches balagha his maturity ashuddahu and reaches wabalagha forty arbaʿīna year(s) sanatan he says qāla My Lord rabbi grant me (the) power awziʿ'nī that an I may be grateful ashkura (for) Your favor niʿ'mataka which allatī You have bestowed anʿamta upon me ʿalayya and upon waʿalā my parents wālidayya and that wa-an I do aʿmala righteous (deeds) ṣāliḥan which please You tarḍāhu and make righteous wa-aṣliḥ for me lī among fī my offspring dhurriyyatī indeed innī I turn tub'tu to You ilayka and indeed, I am wa-innī of mina those who submit l-mus'limīna
Le he ordenado al ser humano hacer el bien a sus padres. Su madre lo ha llevado [en el vientre] con esfuerzo, y con dolor lo dio a luz. El período del embarazo y la lactancia dura treinta meses. Cuando alcance la madurez, al llegar a los cuarenta años, debe decir [en súplica]: “¡Señor mío! Haz que sepa agradecerte los favores que nos has concedido, tanto a mí como a mis padres, y que pueda realizar obras buenas que Te complazcan. Concédeme una descendencia piadosa. Me arrepiento a Ti [de mis pecados] y soy de los musulmanes”.