As-Saffat

and said to his father and his people, “What are you worshipping?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

[And] when he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?

— Saheeh International

Is it false gods that you desire instead of Allah?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Is it falsehood [as] gods other than Allah you desire?

— Saheeh International

What then do you expect from the Lord of all worlds?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Then what is your thought about the Lord of the worlds?"

— Saheeh International

He later looked up to the stars ˹in contemplation˺,¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And he cast a look at the stars.

— Saheeh International

then said, “I am really sick.”¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And said, "Indeed, I am [about to be] ill."

— Saheeh International

So they turned their backs on him and went away.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

So they turned away from him, departing.

— Saheeh International

Then he ˹stealthily˺ advanced towards their gods, and said ˹mockingly˺, “Will you not eat ˹your offerings˺?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Then he turned to their gods and said, "Do you not eat?¹

— Saheeh International

What is wrong with you that you cannot speak?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

What is [wrong] with you that you do not speak?".

— Saheeh International

Then he swiftly turned on them, striking ˹them˺ with his right hand.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And he turned upon them a blow with [his] right hand.

— Saheeh International

Later, his people came rushing towards him ˹furiously˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Then they [i.e., the people] came toward him, hastening.

— Saheeh International

He argued, “How can you worship what you carve ˹with your own hands˺,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

He said, "Do you worship that which you [yourselves] carve,

— Saheeh International