37. Safat · verses 98–104

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.

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعۡيَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَيَّ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰ فِي ٱلۡمَنَامِ أَنِّيٓ أَذۡبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرۡ مَاذَا تَرَىٰۚ قَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفۡعَلۡ مَا تُؤۡمَرُۖ سَتَجِدُنِيٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

Falamma balagha maAAahu alssaAAya qala ya bunayya innee ara fee almanami annee athbahuka faonthur matha tara qala ya abati ifAAal ma tumaru satajidunee in shaa Allahu mina alssabireena

Then, when (the son) reached (the age of) (serious) work with him, he said: "O my son! I see in vision that I offer thee in sacrifice: Now see what is thy view!" (The son) said: "O my father! Do as thou art commanded: thou will find me, if Allah so wills one practising Patience and Constancy!"

فَلَمَّآ أَسۡلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلۡجَبِينِ

Falamma aslama watallahu liljabeeni

So when they had both submitted their wills (to Allah), and he had laid him prostrate on his forehead (for sacrifice),

وَنَٰدَيۡنَٰهُ أَن يَٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ

Wanadaynahu an ya ibraheemu

We called out to him "O Abraham!