[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.’