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وَٱقۡصِدۡ فِي مَشۡيِكَ وَٱغۡضُضۡ مِن صَوۡتِكَۚ إِنَّ أَنكَرَ ٱلۡأَصۡوَٰتِ لَصَوۡتُ ٱلۡحَمِيرِ
Waqsid fee mashyika waghdud min sawtik; inna ankaral aswaati lasawtul hameer
"And be moderate in thy pace, and lower thy voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass."
— Luqman (لُقْمَان), 31:19
وَٱقۡصِدۡ فِي مَشۡيِكَ وَٱغۡضُضۡ مِن صَوۡتِكَۚ إِنَّ أَنكَرَ ٱلۡأَصۡوَٰتِ لَصَوۡتُ ٱلۡحَمِيرِTransliteration: Waqsid fee mashyika waghdud min sawtik; inna ankaral aswaati lasawtul hameer
Translation (Yusuf Ali): "And be moderate in thy pace, and lower thy voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass."
This is verse 19 of Surah Luqman (لُقْمَان, meaning "Luqman"), the 31th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 34 total verses.
This verse is referenced in the following Quranic topics: Humility.