فَأَقبَلوا إِلَيهِ يَزِفّونَ

Then the people came toward him, hastening.

قالَ أَتَعبُدونَ ما تَنحِتونَ

He said, "Do you worship that which you [yourselves] carve,

وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُم وَما تَعمَلونَ

While Allah created you and that which you do?"

قالُوا ابنوا لَهُ بُنيانًا فَأَلقوهُ فِي الجَحيمِ

They said, "Construct for him a furnace and throw him into the burning fire."

فَأَرادوا بِهِ كَيدًا فَجَعَلناهُمُ الأَسفَلينَ

And they intended for him a plan, but We made them the most debased.

رَبِّ هَب لي مِنَ الصّالِحينَ

My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous."

فَبَشَّرناهُ بِغُلامٍ حَليمٍ

So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy.

فَلَمّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ السَّعيَ قالَ يا بُنَيَّ إِنّي أَرىٰ فِي المَنامِ أَنّي أَذبَحُكَ فَانظُر ماذا تَرىٰ ۚ قالَ يا أَبَتِ افعَل ما تُؤمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُني إِن شاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الصّابِرينَ

And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion, he said, "O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think." He said, "O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah wills, of the steadfast."

فَلَمّا أَسلَما وَتَلَّهُ لِلجَبينِ

And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his forehead,

وَنادَيناهُ أَن يا إِبراهيمُ

We called to him, "O Abraham,