Home > Library > New > Anonymous > The Quran > Sura Xiv. Ibrahim, Or Abraham. Section 6

Sura Xiv. Ibrahim, Or Abraham. Section 6

*
"The Holy Quran", tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934],

Sra Xiv.: Ibrhm, Or Abraham.

Section 6

35.
Wa-ith qala ibraheemu rabbi ijAAal hatha albalada aminan waOjnubnee wabaniyya an naAAbuda al-asnamA

35. Remember Abraham said:


"O my Lord! make this city

One of peace and security:

And preserve me and my sons

From worshipping idols.

36.
Rabbi innahunna adlalna katheeran mina aLnnasi faman tabiAAanee fa-innahu minnee waman AAasanee fa-innaka ghafoorun raheemUn

36.
\"O my Lord! they have indeed

Led astray many among mankind;

He then who follows my (ways)

Is of me, and he that

Disobeys me,--but Thou

Art indeed Oft-Forgiving,

Most Merciful.

37.
Rabbana innee askantu min thurriyyatee biwadin ghayri thee zarAAin AAinda baytika almuharrami rabbana liyuqeemoo aLssalata faIjAAal af-idatan mina aLnnasi tahwee ilayhim waOrzuqhum mina aLththamarati laAAallahum yashkuroonA

37.
\"O our Lord! I have made

Some of my offspring to dwell

In a valley without cultivation,

By Thy Sacred House;

In order, O our Lord, that they

May establish regular Prayer:

So till the hearts of some

Among men with love towards them,

And feed them with Fruits:

So that they may give thanks.

38.
Rabbana innaka taAAlamu ma nukhfee wama nuAAlinu wama yakhfa AAala Allahi min shay-in fee al-ardi wala fee aLssama/-i

38.
\"O our Lord! truly Thou

Dost know what we conceal

And what we reveal:


For nothing whatever is hidden

From God, whether on earth

Or in heaven.

39.
Alhamdu lillahi allathee wahaba lee AAala alkibari ismaAAeela wa-ishaqa inna rabbee lasameeAAu aLdduAAa/-i

39.
\"Praise be to God, Who hath

Granted unto me in old age

Ism'l and Isaac: for truly

My Lord is He, the Hearer

Of Prayer!

40.
Rabbi ijAAalnee muqeema aLssalati wamin thurriyyatee rabbana wtaqabbal duAAa/-i

40.
\"O my Lord! make me

One who establishes regular Prayer,

And also (raise such)

Among my offspring

O our Lord!

And accept Thou my Prayer.

41.
Rabbana ighfir lee waliwalidayya walilmu/mineena yawma yaqoomu alhisabU

41.
\"O our Lord! cover (us)

With Thy Forgiveness--me,

My parents, and (all) Believers,

On the Day that the Reckoning

Will be established!

tsimshian| romans and the greek
Home > Library > New > Anonymous > The Quran > Sura Xiv. Ibrahim, Or Abraham. Section 6