Al-Qur'an Surah Hud Verse 76

Mufti Taqi Usmani

“O Ibrāhīm! Leave it. In fact, the command of your Lord has come to pass, and there has to come upon them a punishment that cannot be averted.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

˹The angels said,˺ “O Abraham! Plead no more! Your Lord’s decree has already come, and they will certainly be afflicted with a punishment that cannot be averted!”

Ruwwad Translation Center

[The angels said], “O Abraham, leave this, for indeed the command of your Lord has already come to pass, and there will come upon them a punishment that cannot be averted.”

A. J. Arberry

'O Abraham, turn away from this; thy Lord's command has surely come, and there is coming upon them a chastisement not to be turned back.'

Abdul Haleem

‘Abraham, cease your pleading: what your Lord has ordained has come about; punishment is coming to them, which cannot be turned back.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

O Ibrahim! leave off this; verily the decree from thy Lord hath already come, and verily they! upon them is coming a torment unavoidable.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

O Abraham! Seek not this. The decree of thy Lord hath gone forth; for them there cometh a penalty that cannot be turned back!

Abul Ala Maududi

Thereupon (Our angels) said to him: 'O Abraham! Desist from this, for indeed your Lord's command has come; and a chastisement which cannot be averted is about to befall them.' words literally suggest; the purpose is merely to express a sense of wonder.

Ahmed Ali

"Desist from pleading, O Abraham," (they said). "Your Lord's command has verily been issued, and a punishment that cannot be averted is bound to fall on them."

Ahmed Raza Khan

“O Ibrahim, turn away from this; indeed your Lord’s command has come; and indeed a punishment will come upon them, which will not be averted.”

Ali Quli Qarai

‘O Abraham, let this matter alone! Your Lord’s edict has certainly come, and an irrevocable punishment shall overtake them.’

Ali Ünal

"O Abraham! Cease from this! For sure, the command of your Lord has already gone forth; and there is coming upon them a punishment not to be turned back."

Amatul Rahman Omar

(Thereupon We said to him,) `Abraham! turn away from this (pleading now), for your Lords command has decidedly come. They are certainly going to receive a punishment that cannot be averted.´

English Literal

You Abraham, turn away from that, that it truly, your Lord`s order/command had come, and that they, (a) torture (which is) not being returned, is coming to them.

Faridul Haque

"O Ibrahim, turn away from this; indeed your Lord’s command has come; and indeed a punishment will come upon them, which will not be averted."

Hamid S. Aziz

Verily, Abraham was relenting (tolerant), compassionate, and Allah-relying,

Hilali & Khan

"O Ibrahim (Abraham)! Forsake this. Indeed, the Commandment of your Lord has gone forth. Verily, there will come a torment for them which cannot be turned back."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Surely Abraham was forbearing, tender-hearted, oft-returning (to Allah).

Mohammad Habib Shakir

O Ibrahim! leave off this, surely the decree of your Lord has come to pass, and surely there must come to them a chastisement that cannot be averted.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

(It was said) O Abraham! Forsake this! Lo! thy Lord's commandment hath gone forth, and lo! there cometh unto them a doom which cannot be repelled.

Muhammad Sarwar

We said, "Abraham, avoid asking Us such questions. Your Lord's decree has already been issued and an inevitable torment will strike these people."

Qaribullah & Darwish

(It was said:) 'Abraham, turn away from this; your Lord's command has indeed come, and there is coming upon them a punishment that will not be turned back'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

"O Ibrahim! Forsake this. Indeed, the commandment of your Lord has gone forth. Verily, there will come a torment for them which cannot be turned back."

Wahiduddin Khan

We said, "Abraham, cease your pleading: the command of your Lord has gone forth. There shall fall upon them a punishment which none can avert!"

Talal Itani

“O Abraham, refrain from this. The command of your Lord has come; they have incurred an irreversible punishment.”

Tafsir jalalayn

When he had pleaded with them at length, they said; `O Abraham, desist from this, pleading. Truly your Lord's command, for their destruction, has gone forth, and truly there will come upon them a chastisement which cannot be repelled'.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هَذَا إِنَّهُ قَدْ جَاء أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ

O Ibrahim! Forsake this. Indeed, the commandment of your Lord has gone forth.

This means the decree was settled concerning them and the Word was already given that they should be destroyed.

وَإِنَّهُمْ اتِيهِمْ عَذَابٌ غَيْرُ مَرْدُودٍ



Verily, there will come a torment for them which cannot be turned back."

The evil torment was coming to them, that cannot be averted from wicked people