۞ وَإِذْ And when قَالَ said إِبْرَٰهِيمُ Ibrahim لِأَبِيهِ to his father ءَازَرَ Azar أَتَتَّخِذُ Do you take أَصْنَامًا idols ءَالِهَةً ۖ (as) gods إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I أَرَىٰكَ [I] see you وَقَوْمَكَ and your people فِى in ضَلَـٰلٍۢ error مُّبِينٍۢ manifest ٧٤
And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Abraham said to his father Āzar, "Do you take idols as deities? Indeed, I see you and your people to be in manifest error."
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وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus نُرِىٓ We show(ed) إِبْرَٰهِيمَ Ibrahim مَلَكُوتَ the kingdom ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَلِيَكُونَ so that he would be مِنَ among ٱلْمُوقِنِينَ the ones who are certain ٧٥
And thus did We show Abraham the realm of the heavens and the earth that he would be among the certain [in faith].
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فَلَمَّا So when جَنَّ covered عَلَيْهِ over him ٱلَّيْلُ the night رَءَا he saw كَوْكَبًۭا ۖ a star قَالَ He said هَـٰذَا This رَبِّى ۖ (is) my Lord فَلَمَّآ But when أَفَلَ it set قَالَ he said لَآ Not أُحِبُّ (do) I like ٱلْـَٔافِلِينَ the ones that set ٧٦
So when the night covered him [with darkness], he saw a star. He said, "This is my lord." But when it set, he said, "I like not those that set [i.e., disappear]."
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فَلَمَّا When رَءَا he saw ٱلْقَمَرَ the moon بَازِغًۭا rising قَالَ he said هَـٰذَا This رَبِّى ۖ (is) my Lord فَلَمَّآ But when أَفَلَ it set قَالَ he said لَئِن If لَّمْ (does) not يَهْدِنِى guide me رَبِّى my Lord لَأَكُونَنَّ I will surely be مِنَ among ٱلْقَوْمِ the people ٱلضَّآلِّينَ who went astray ٧٧
And when he saw the moon rising, he said, "This is my lord." But when it set, he said, "Unless my Lord guides me, I will surely be among the people gone astray."
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فَلَمَّا When رَءَا he saw ٱلشَّمْسَ the sun بَازِغَةًۭ rising قَالَ he said هَـٰذَا This (is) رَبِّى my Lord هَـٰذَآ this (is) أَكْبَرُ ۖ greater فَلَمَّآ But when أَفَلَتْ it set قَالَ he said يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people إِنِّى Indeed, I am بَرِىٓءٌۭ free مِّمَّا of what تُشْرِكُونَ you associate (with Allah) ٧٨
And when he saw the sun rising, he said, "This is my lord; this is greater." But when it set, he said, "O my people, indeed I am free from what you associate with Allāh.
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إِنِّى Indeed, I وَجَّهْتُ [I] have turned وَجْهِىَ my face لِلَّذِى to the One Who فَطَرَ created ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth حَنِيفًۭا ۖ (as) a true monotheist وَمَآ and not أَنَا۠ I (am) مِنَ of ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ the polytheists ٧٩
Indeed, I have turned my face [i.e., self] toward He who created the heavens and the earth, inclining toward truth, and I am not of those who associate others with Allāh."
— Come To Light
وَحَآجَّهُۥ And argued with him قَوْمُهُۥ ۚ his people قَالَ He said أَتُحَـٰٓجُّوٓنِّى Do you argue with me فِى concerning ٱللَّهِ Allah وَقَدْ while certainly هَدَىٰنِ ۚ He has guided me وَلَآ And not أَخَافُ (do) I fear مَا what تُشْرِكُونَ you associate بِهِۦٓ with Him إِلَّآ unless أَن [that] يَشَآءَ wills رَبِّى my Lord شَيْـًۭٔا ۗ anything وَسِعَ Encompasses رَبِّى my Lord كُلَّ every شَىْءٍ thing عِلْمًا ۗ (in) knowledge أَفَلَا Then will not تَتَذَكَّرُونَ you take heed ٨٠
And his people argued with him. He said, "Do you argue with me concerning Allāh while He has guided me? And I fear not what you associate with Him [and will not be harmed] unless my Lord should will something. My Lord encompasses all things in knowledge; then will you not remember?
— Come To Light
وَكَيْفَ And how أَخَافُ could I fear مَآ what أَشْرَكْتُمْ you associate (with Allah) وَلَا while not تَخَافُونَ you fear أَنَّكُمْ that you أَشْرَكْتُم have associated بِٱللَّهِ with Allah مَا what لَمْ not يُنَزِّلْ did He send down بِهِۦ for it عَلَيْكُمْ to you سُلْطَـٰنًۭا ۚ any authority فَأَىُّ So which ٱلْفَرِيقَيْنِ (of) the two parties أَحَقُّ has more right بِٱلْأَمْنِ ۖ to security إِن if كُنتُمْ you تَعْلَمُونَ know ٨١
And how should I fear what you associate while you do not fear that you have associated with Allāh that for which He has not sent down to you any authority? So which of the two parties has more right to security, if you should know?"
— Come To Light
ٱلَّذِينَ Those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believed وَلَمْ and (did) not يَلْبِسُوٓا۟ mix إِيمَـٰنَهُم their belief بِظُلْمٍ with wrong أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those لَهُمُ for them ٱلْأَمْنُ (is) the security وَهُم and they مُّهْتَدُونَ (are) rightly guided ٨٢
They who believe and do not mix their belief with injustice - those will have security, and they are [rightly] guided.
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وَتِلْكَ And this حُجَّتُنَآ (is) Our argument ءَاتَيْنَـٰهَآ We gave it إِبْرَٰهِيمَ (to) Ibrahim عَلَىٰ against قَوْمِهِۦ ۚ his people نَرْفَعُ We raise دَرَجَـٰتٍۢ (by) degrees مَّن whom نَّشَآءُ ۗ We will إِنَّ Indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord حَكِيمٌ (is) All-Wise عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knowing ٨٣
And that was Our [conclusive] argument which We gave Abraham against his people. We raise by degrees whom We will. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing.
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وَوَهَبْنَا And We bestowed لَهُۥٓ to him إِسْحَـٰقَ Isaac وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚ and Yaqub كُلًّا all هَدَيْنَا ۚ We guided وَنُوحًا And Nuh هَدَيْنَا We guided مِن from قَبْلُ ۖ before وَمِن and of ذُرِّيَّتِهِۦ his descendents دَاوُۥدَ Dawood وَسُلَيْمَـٰنَ and Sulaiman وَأَيُّوبَ and Ayyub وَيُوسُفَ and Yusuf وَمُوسَىٰ and Musa وَهَـٰرُونَ ۚ and Harun وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus نَجْزِى We reward ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ the good-doers ٨٤
And We gave to him [i.e., Abraham] Isaac and Jacob - all [of them] We guided. And Noah, We guided before; and among his descendants, David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the doers of good.
— Come To Light
وَزَكَرِيَّا And Zakariya وَيَحْيَىٰ and Yahya وَعِيسَىٰ and Isa وَإِلْيَاسَ ۖ and Elijah كُلٌّۭ all (were) مِّنَ of ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous ٨٥
And Zechariah and John and Jesus and Elias - and all were of the righteous.
— Come To Light
وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ And Ishmael وَٱلْيَسَعَ and Elisha وَيُونُسَ and Yunus وَلُوطًۭا ۚ and Lut وَكُلًّۭا and all فَضَّلْنَا We preferred عَلَى over ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ the worlds ٨٦
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot - and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds.
— Come To Light
وَمِنْ And from ءَابَآئِهِمْ their fathers وَذُرِّيَّـٰتِهِمْ and their descendents وَإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ ۖ and their brothers وَٱجْتَبَيْنَـٰهُمْ and We chose them وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُمْ and We guided them إِلَىٰ to صِرَٰطٍۢ a path مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ straight ٨٧
And [some] among their fathers and their descendants and their brothers - and We chose them and We guided them to a straight path.
— Come To Light
ذَٰلِكَ That هُدَى (is the) Guidance ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah يَهْدِى He guides بِهِۦ with it مَن whom يَشَآءُ He wills مِنْ of عِبَادِهِۦ ۚ His slaves وَلَوْ But if أَشْرَكُوا۟ they (had) associated partners (with Allah) لَحَبِطَ surely (would be) worthless عَنْهُم for them مَّا what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَعْمَلُونَ do ٨٨
That is the guidance of Allāh by which He guides whomever He wills of His servants. But if they had associated others with Allāh, then worthless for them would be whatever they were doing.
— Come To Light
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) ones whom ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ We gave them ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book وَٱلْحُكْمَ and the judgment وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ ۚ and the Prophethood فَإِن But if يَكْفُرْ disbelieve بِهَا in it هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ these فَقَدْ then indeed وَكَّلْنَا We have entrusted بِهَا it قَوْمًۭا (to) a people لَّيْسُوا۟ who are not بِهَا therein بِكَـٰفِرِينَ disbelievers ٨٩
Those are the ones to whom We gave the Scripture and authority and prophethood. But if they [i.e., the disbelievers] deny it, then We have entrusted it to a people who are not therein disbelievers.
— Come To Light
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) ones whom هَدَى (have been) guided ٱللَّهُ ۖ (by) Allah فَبِهُدَىٰهُمُ so of their guidance ٱقْتَدِهْ ۗ you follow قُل Say لَّآ Not أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ I ask you عَلَيْهِ for it أَجْرًا ۖ any reward إِنْ Not هُوَ (is) it إِلَّا but ذِكْرَىٰ a reminder لِلْعَـٰلَمِينَ for the worlds ٩٠
Those are the ones whom Allāh has guided, so from their guidance take an example. Say, "I ask of you for it [i.e., this message] no payment. It is not but a reminder for the worlds."
— Come To Light
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