As-Saffat

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

when it is Allah Who created you and whatever you do?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

While Allah created you and that which you do?"

— Saheeh International

They said ˹to one another˺, “Build him a furnace and cast him into the blazing fire.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

They said, "Construct for him a structure [i.e., furnace] and throw him into the burning fire."

— Saheeh International

And so they sought to harm him, but We made them inferior.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And they intended for him a plan [i.e., harm], but We made them the most debased.

— Saheeh International

He later said, “I am leaving ˹in obedience˺ to my Lord. He will guide me.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And [then] he said, "Indeed, I will go to [where I am ordered by] my Lord; He will guide me.

— Saheeh International