Quran 6 : 76

So when covered over him the night, he saw a star. He said, "This (is) my Lord." But when it set, he said "Not (do) I like the ones that set."
فَلَمَّا
Falammā
جَنَّ
Janna
عَلَيْهِ
ʿAlayhi
ٱلَّيْلُ
Allaylu
رَءَا
Raʾā
كَوْكَبًا
Kawkabana
قَالَ
Qāla
هَٰذَا
Haādhā
رَبِّى
Rabbiā
فَلَمَّآ
Falammaa
أَفَلَ
Aafala
قَالَ
Qāla
لَآ
Laa
أُحِبُّ
Auḥibbu
ٱلْءَافِلِينَ
Alʾāfilīna

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

When the night covered him, he saw a planet, and he said: "This is my Lord." But when it disappeared he said: "I do not like those who disappear."

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

When the night covered him over, He saw a star: He said: "This is my Lord." But when it set, He said: "I love not those that set."

Wahiduddin Khan

When night descended on him, he saw a star. He said, This is my Lord! Then when it set he said, I do not love things that set

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

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 disappear."

The Wise Quran

And when the night overshadowed him he saw a star. He said, 'This is my Lord;' But when it set, he said, 'I love not those that set.'

The Study Quran

When the night grew dark upon him, he saw a star. He said, “This is my Lord!” But when it set, he said, “I love not things that set.

Talal Itani (2012)

When the night fell over him, he saw a planet. He said, 'This is my lord.' But when it set, he said, 'I do not love those that set.'

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

When the night covered him, he saw a star and said, “This is my lord.” But once it set, he said, “I don’t love things that set.”

T.B.Irving

Therefore We showed Abraham sovereignty over Heaven and Earth so he might feel reassured.

Syed Vickar Ahamed

When the night covered over him, he saw a star, he said: "This is my Lord." But when it set, he said: "I love not those that set."

Sher Ali

And when the night darkened upon him, he saw a star. He said, `Can this be my Lord?' But when it set, he said, I like not those that set.

Shakir

So when the night over-shadowed him, he saw a star; said he: Is this my Lord? So when it set, he said: I do not love the setting ones

Shabbir Ahmed

(Some of his people were idolaters and others were Nature worshipers.) One night when it grew dark upon him he saw a star. Abraham exclaimed to them, "This is my Lord!" But when it went down, he said, "I love not the things that go down."

Samy Mahdy

So when the night enshrouded upon him, he saw a planet. He said, “This is my lord.” So, when it was set, he said, “I do not love the things which fade away.”

Safi Kaskas

When the night overshadowed him, he saw a star and said, "This is my Lord!" But when it went down he said, "I do not like things that disappear."

Rashad Khalifa

When the night fell, he saw a shining planet. "Maybe this is my Lord," he said. When it disappeared, he said, "I do not like (gods) that disappear."

N J Dawood 2014

When night drew its shadow over him, he saw a star. ‘That,‘ he said, ‘is surely my God.‘ But when it faded away, he said: ‘I have no love for such that fade.‘

Mustaqim

And when the night fell upon him he saw a star. He said: This is my Lord. And when it set, he said: I do not love those who set.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

When the night grew dark upon him, he saw a star and said, “This is my Lord!” But when it set, he said, “I do not love things that set.”

Musharraf Hussain

As the night grew dark around him, he saw a star, he thought, “Could this be My Lord?” After it set, he said, “I don’t like things that set.

MunirMezyed2023

When the night darkened upon him, he saw a star. He said: “This is my Lord.” But when it set, he said: “I do not like those that set.”

Munir Mezyed

When the night darkened upon him, he saw a star. He said: “This is my Lord.” But when it set, he said: “I do not like those that set.”

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

So, when the night enveloped him, he saw a star. He said, .This is my Lord. But, when it vanished, he said, .I do not like those who vanish

Muhammad Sarwar

When it became dark at night, he (Abraham) saw a star and said, "This is my lord." But when it disappeared, he said, "I do not love those who fade away"

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

When the night grew dark upon him he beheld a star. He said: This is my Lord. But when it set, he said: I love not things that set

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

So as soon as the night outspread over him, he saw a planet. He said, "This is my Lord." Then, as soon as it set, (Literally: waned, faded) he said, "I do not love the setting (things)."

Muhammad Asad

Then, when the night overshadowed him with its darkness, he beheld a star;., [and] he exclaimed, "This is my Sustainer!" -but when it went down, he said, "I love not the things that go down."

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

So when the night darkened on him, he saw a star/planet, he said: "That (is) my lord." So when it set/darkened, he said: "I do not like the setting/disappearing."

Mohammad Shafi

So when the night fell on him, he saw a star. He said, "This is my Lord." But when it set, he said, "I do not love things that set."

Mir Aneesuddin

So when the night covered him he saw a planet*. He said, "This is my Fosterer," but when it set, he said, "I do not love those who set." * Probably Venus

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So when the night overshadowed him, he saw a star. He said: Is this my Lord? So when it set, he said: I love not the setting ones

Maududi

Then, when the night outspread over him, he beheld a star, and said: ´This is my Lord.´ But when it went down, he said: ´I do not love the things that go down.´

Linda "iLham" Barto

When the night enveloped him, he saw a star and said, “This is my Lord.” When it set, he said, “I cannot love something that disappears.”

John Medows Rodwell

And when the night overshadowed him, he beheld a star. "This," said he, "is my Lord:" but when it set, he said, "I love not gods which set."

Irving/Hegab

When night descended on him, he saw a star. He said: "Will this be my lord?" So when it set, he said: "I do not like setting things."

Hilali - Khan

When the night covered him over with darkness he saw a star. He said: "This is my lord." But when it set, he said: "I like not those that set."

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

When night drew over him, he saw a planet. 'This, ' he said: 'is surely my Lord. ' But when it set he said: 'I do not like the setting ones.

Hamid S. Aziz

And when the night overshadowed him he saw a star and said, "This is my Lord;" but when it set he said, "I love not those that set."

George Sale

And when the night darkened upon him, he saw a star. He said, 'Can this be my Lord?' But when it set, he said, I like not those that set.

Fode Drame

So when the night engulfed him, he saw a star. He exclaimed, “This is my Lord” But when it set, he said, “I love not the things that set.”

Faridul Haque

So when the night became dark upon him he saw a star; he said (to Azar / the people), “(You portray that) this is my Lord?”; then when it set he said, “I do not like the things that set.”

Edward Henry Palmer

And when the night overshadowed him he saw a star and said, 'This is my Lord;' but when it set he said, 'I love not those that set.

Dr. Munir Munshey

As the night covered him with darkness, he saw a star and remarked, "This is my Lord!" But when it set, he said, "I do not like those that set."

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

So when the night spread its darkness over him, he beheld a star and said: ‘Is this my Lord (according to your view)?’ But when it set, he said (communicating to his people): ‘I do not like the setting ones.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

So when night outspread over him, he saw a star. He said: This is my Lord. Then, when it set, he said: I love not that which sets.

Dr. Kamal Omar

So when night covered him over he noticed a planet (in the sky). He said: “This is my Rabb (Nourisher-Sustainer).” So when it set (i.e., went out of view), he said: “I do not admire (as Nourisher-Sustainer) those who set.”

Corpus.Quran

So when covered over him the night he saw a star He said This (is) my Lord But when it set he said Not (do) I like the ones that set

Bilal Muhammad 2018

When the night spread over him, He saw a star and said, “This is my Lord.” But when it set he said, “I love not those that set.

Bijan Moeinian

When Abraham [going through his out of body experience] saw a shining star [while going into the dark part of the earth,] he said: "This must be the Lord!" When the star disappeared, he said: "I do not like a god that disappears!"

Bakhtiari Nejad

When the (darkness of) night covered him, he saw a star and he said: “This is my Lord.” But when it disappeared, he said: “I do not like things that disappear.”

Arthur John Arberry

When night outspread over him he saw a star and said, 'This is my Lord.' But when it set he said, 'I love not the setters.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Then (after being convinced of Our unity once on the occasion of a debate on the topic) when the night darkened over him, he saw a planet. He said (on seeing it to the idol-worshippers), `Is this my Lord (as you assert)?' But when it set he said, `I do not love the setting ones (to accept as my God).

Ali Ünal

When the night overspread over him, he saw a star; and he exclaimed: "This is my Lord, (is it)?" But when it set (sank from sight), he said: "I love not the things that set."

Ali Quli Qara'i

When night darkened over him, he saw a star and said, ‘This is my Lord!’ But when it set, he said, ‘I do not like those who set.’

Aisha Bewley

When night covered him he saw a star and said, ´This is my Lord!´ Then when it set he said, ´I do not love what sets.´

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

When the darkness of night came on him, he saw a star, said he, 'you take this as my Lord! Then when it set, said he, 'I do not like the setting ones'.

Ahmed Hulusi

When the night (ignorance) covered him, he saw a star (became aware of his consciousness)... He said, “This is my Rabb”... But when it set (when he became inadequate in comprehending the reality) he said, “I do not like those that set.”

Ahmed Ali

When the night came with her covering of darkness he saw a star, and (Azar, his father) said: "This is my Lord." But when the star set, (Abraham) said: "I love not those that wane."

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then when the night darkened on him, he beheld a star. He said: this is mine Lord. Then when it set, he said. I love not the setting ones

Abdul Hye

When the night outspread over him, he saw a star. He said: “This is my Lord.” But when it set, he said: “I don’t love those who set.”

Abdel Haleem

When the night grew dark over him he saw a star and said, ‘This is my Lord,’ but when it set, he said, ‘I do not like things that set.’