فَأَقۡبَلُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ يَزِفُّونَ
Then came (the worshippers) with hurried steps, and faced (him).
قَالَ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مَا تَنۡحِتُونَ
He said: "Worship ye that which ye have (yourselves) carved?
وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ
"But Allah has created you and your handwork!"
قَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ لَهُۥ بُنۡيَٰنٗا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
They said, "Build him a furnace, and throw him into the blazing fire!"
فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدٗا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَ
(This failing), they then sought a stratagem against him, but We made them the ones most humiliated!
وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ
He said: "I will go to my Lord! He will surely guide me!
رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
"O my Lord! Grant me a righteous (son)!"
فَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٖ
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 يَـٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفۡعَلۡ مَا تُؤۡمَرُۖ سَتَجِدُنِيٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
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!"