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Surah 31. Luqman, Ayah 19

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وَٱقْصِدْ فِى مَشْيِكَ وَٱغْضُضْ مِن صَوْتِكَ ۚ إِنَّ أَنكَرَ ٱلْأَصْوَٰتِ لَصَوْتُ ٱلْحَمِيرِ

Wa i q s id fee mashyika wa o gh d u d min s awtika inna ankara ala s w a ti la s awtu al h ameer i

"Hence, be modest in thy bearing, and lower thy voice: for, behold, the ugliest of all voices is the [loud] voice of asses...."

- Mohammad Asad

Be moderate in your pace and lower your voice; for the harshest of voices is the braying of a donkey."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Be moderate in your pace. And lower your voice, for the ugliest of all voices is certainly the braying of donkeys.'

- Mustafa Khattab

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

- Marmaduke Pickthall

"And be moderate in thy pace and lower thy voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass." ³⁶⁰⁴

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali