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So when covered over him the night, he saw a star. He said, "This (is) my Lord." But when it set, he said "Not (do) I like the ones that set."
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Then, when the night overshadowed him with its darkness, he beheld a star;., [and] he exclaimed, "This is my Sustainer!" -but when it went down, he said, "I love not the things that go down."
When the night came with her covering of darkness he saw a star, and (Azar, his father) said: "This is my Lord." But when the star set, (Abraham) said: "I love not those that wane."
When the night overspread over him, he saw a star; and he exclaimed: "This is my Lord, (is it)?" But when it set (sank from sight), he said: "I love not the things that set."
So as soon as the night outspread over him, he saw a planet. He said, "This is my Lord." Then, as soon as it set, (Literally: waned, faded) he said, "I do not love the setting (things)."
When it became dark at night, he (Abraham) saw a star and said, "This is my lord." But when it disappeared, he said, "I do not love those who fade away"
(Some of his people were idolaters and others were Nature worshipers.) One night when it grew dark upon him he saw a star. Abraham exclaimed to them, "This is my Lord!" But when it went down, he said, "I love not the things that go down."
When the night drew its shadow over him, he saw a star and said, "this is my Lord." But when it set, he said: "I do not love to worship such a god that fades away."
Dr. Munir Munshey
As the night covered him with darkness, he saw a star and remarked, "This is my Lord!" But when it set, he said, "I do not like those that set."
Dr. Kamal Omar
So when night covered him over he noticed a planet (in the sky). He said: “This is my Rabb (Nourisher-Sustainer).” So when it set (i.e., went out of view), he said: “I do not admire (as Nourisher-Sustainer) those who set.”
Then, when the night outspread over him, he beheld a star, and said: ´This is my Lord.´ But when it went down, he said: ´I do not love the things that go down.´
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
So when the (darkness of) night covered him, he saw a star and he said: this is my Master. But when it disappeared he said: I do not like things that disappear
When Abraham [going through his out of body experience] saw a shining star [while going into the dark part of the earth,] he said: "This must be the Lord!" When the star disappeared, he said: "I do not like a god that disappears!"
Faridul Haque
So when the night became dark upon him he saw a star; he said (to Azar / the people), “(You portray that) this is my Lord?”; then when it set he said, “I do not like the things that set.&rdquo
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
When night drew over him, he saw a planet. 'This, ' he said: 'is surely my Lord. ' But when it set he said: 'I do not like the setting ones.
So when the night overshadowed him, he saw a star. He said: Is this my Lord? So when it set, he said: I love not the setting ones
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
So when the night darkened on him, he saw a star/planet, he said: "That (is) my lord." So when it set/darkened, he said: "I do not like the setting/disappearing."
When the night fell, he saw a shining planet. "Maybe this is my Lord," he said. When it disappeared, he said, "I do not like (gods) that disappear."
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
When the darkness of night came on him, he saw a star, said he, 'you take this as my Lord! Then when it set, said he, 'I do not like the setting ones'.
Then (after being convinced of Our unity once on the occasion of a debate on the topic) when the night darkened over him, he saw a planet. He said (on seeing it to the idol-worshippers), `Is this my Lord (as you assert)?' But when it set he said, `I do not love the setting ones (to accept as my God).
So when the night spread its darkness over him, he beheld a star and said: ‘Is this my Lord (according to your view)?’ But when it set, he said (communicating to his people): ‘I do not like the setting ones.
When night drew its shadow over him, he saw a star. ‘That,‘ he said, ‘is surely my God.‘ But when it faded away, he said: ‘I have no love for such that fade.&lsquo
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When the night drew its shadow over him, he saw a star; and he exclaimed: “This is my Lord!†But when it set, he said: “I do not love things that set.â€
When the night (ignorance) covered him, he saw a star (became aware of his consciousness)... He said, “This is my Rabb”... But when it set (when he became inadequate in comprehending the reality) he said, “I do not like those that set.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
So when the night outspread over him, he saw a star. He said : ' This is my Lord.' But when it set, he said: ' I do not like the setting ones
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim
When the night darkened the world around him, he saw, with his inward sight a heavenly body glittering in the vault of heaven. This, said he, "is my Allah." But when it set he said: "I just do not like things that set, and cease to be"
So when the night covered him he saw a planet*. He said, "This is my Fosterer," but when it set, he said, "I do not love those who set." * Probably Venus
