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فَلَمَّا رَءَا ٱلشَّمْسَ بَازِغَةً قَالَ هَـٰذَا رَبِّى هَـٰذَآ أَكْبَرُ ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَفَلَتْ قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ Qur’an Al-An'am (6:78)

Falamm a ra a a l shshamsa b a zighatan q a la h atha rabbee h atha akbaru falamm a afalat q a la y a qawmi innee bareeon mimm a tushrikoon a

Then, when he beheld the sun rising, he said, "This is my Sustainer! This one is the greatest [of all]!" - but when it [too] went down, he exclaimed: "O my people! Behold, far be it from me to ascribe divinity, as you do, to aught beside God!

- Mohammad Asad

Then when he saw the sun with its brighter shine, and he said: "This must be my Rabb; it is larger than the other two." But when it also set, he exclaimed: "O my people! I am done with your shirk (associating partners with Allah).

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Then when he saw the sun shining, he said, 'This must be my Lord- it is the greatest!' But again when it set, he declared, 'O my people! I totally reject whatever you associate 'with Allah in worship'.

- Mustafa Khattab

And when he saw the sun uprising, he cried: This is my Lord! This is greater! And when it, set be exclaimed: O my people! Lo! I am free from all that ye associate (with Him).

- Marmaduke Pickthall

When he saw the sun rising in splendor he said: "This is my Lord; this is the greatest (of all)." But when the sun set he said: "O my people! I am (now) free from your (guilt) of giving partners to Allah. ⁹⁰⁰

Surah 6. Al-An'am, Ayah 78

Then, when he beheld the sun rising, he said, "This is my Sustainer! This one is the greatest [of all]!" - but when it [too] went down, he exclaimed: "O my people! Behold, far be it from me to ascribe divinity, as you do, to aught beside God!

- Mohammad Asad

Then when he saw the sun with its brighter shine, and he said: "This must be my Rabb; it is larger than the other two." But when it also set, he exclaimed: "O my people! I am done with your shirk (associating partners with Allah).

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Then when he saw the sun shining, he said, 'This must be my Lord- it is the greatest!' But again when it set, he declared, 'O my people! I totally reject whatever you associate 'with Allah in worship'.

- Mustafa Khattab

And when he saw the sun uprising, he cried: This is my Lord! This is greater! And when it, set be exclaimed: O my people! Lo! I am free from all that ye associate (with Him).

- Marmaduke Pickthall

When he saw the sun rising in splendor he said: "This is my Lord; this is the greatest (of all)." But when the sun set he said: "O my people! I am (now) free from your (guilt) of giving partners to Allah. ⁹⁰⁰

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Surah 6. Al-An'am, Ayah 78

Then, when he beheld the sun rising, he said, "This is my Sustainer! This one is the greatest [of all]!" - but when it [too] went down, he exclaimed: "O my people! Behold, far be it from me to ascribe divinity, as you do, to aught beside God!

- Mohammad Asad

Then when he saw the sun with its brighter shine, and he said: "This must be my Rabb; it is larger than the other two." But when it also set, he exclaimed: "O my people! I am done with your shirk (associating partners with Allah).

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Then when he saw the sun shining, he said, 'This must be my Lord- it is the greatest!' But again when it set, he declared, 'O my people! I totally reject whatever you associate 'with Allah in worship'.

- Mustafa Khattab

And when he saw the sun uprising, he cried: This is my Lord! This is greater! And when it, set be exclaimed: O my people! Lo! I am free from all that ye associate (with Him).

- Marmaduke Pickthall

When he saw the sun rising in splendor he said: "This is my Lord; this is the greatest (of all)." But when the sun set he said: "O my people! I am (now) free from your (guilt) of giving partners to Allah. 900

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Related Islamic Resources

When he saw the sun rising in splendor he said: "This is my Lord; this is the greatest (of all)." But when the sun set he said: "O my people! I am (now) free from your (guilt) of giving partners to Allah. ⁹⁰⁰