37. Safat · verses 92–101

مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنطِقُونَ

Ma lakum la tantiqoona

"What is the matter with you that ye speak not (intelligently)?"

فَرَاغَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ضَرۡبَۢا بِٱلۡيَمِينِ

Faragha AAalayhim darban bialyameeni

Then did he turn upon them, striking (them) with the right hand.

فَأَقۡبَلُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ يَزِفُّونَ

Faaqbaloo ilayhi yaziffoona

Then came (the worshippers) with hurried steps, and faced (him).

قَالَ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مَا تَنۡحِتُونَ

Qala ataAAbudoona ma tanhitoona

He said: "Worship ye that which ye have (yourselves) carved?

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ

WaAllahu khalaqakum wama taAAmaloona

"But Allah has created you and your handwork!"

قَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ لَهُۥ بُنۡيَٰنٗا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Qaloo ibnoo lahu bunyanan faalqoohu fee aljaheemi

They said, "Build him a furnace, and throw him into the blazing fire!"

فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدٗا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَ

Faaradoo bihi kaydan fajaAAalnahumu alasfaleena

(This failing), they then sought a stratagem against him, but We made them the ones most humiliated!

وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ

Waqala innee thahibun ila rabbee sayahdeeni

He said: "I will go to my Lord! He will surely guide me!

رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

Rabbi hab lee mina alssaliheena

"O my Lord! Grant me a righteous (son)!"

فَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٖ

Fabashsharnahu bighulamin haleemin

So We gave him the good news of a boy ready to suffer and forbear.