إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعۡبُدُونَ
He said to his father and his people, ‘What are you worshipping?
أَئِفۡكًا ءَالِهَةٗ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ
How can you choose false gods instead of the true God?
فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
So what is your opinion about the Lord of all the Worlds?’
فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةٗ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ
then he looked up to the stars.
فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٞ
He said, ‘I am sick,’
فَتَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ مُدۡبِرِينَ
so [his people] turned away from him and left.
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمۡ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ
He turned to their gods and said,
مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنطِقُونَ
‘Do you not eat? Why do you not speak?’
فَرَاغَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ضَرۡبَۢا بِٱلۡيَمِينِ
then he turned and struck them with his right arm.
فَأَقۡبَلُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ يَزِفُّونَ
His people hurried towards him,