۞ 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."
— Come To Light
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].
— Come To Light
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]."
— Come To Light
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."
— Come To Light
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.
— Come To Light
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
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