وَ مَا كَانَ
كَا نَسْ اسْتِغْفَارُ
تِغْ فَا رُ اِبْرٰهِیْمَ
اِبْ رَا هِىْ مَ لِاَبِیْهِ
لِ اَ بِىْ هِ اِلَّا
اِلّ لَا عَنْ
عَمّ مَّوْعِدَةٍ
مَوْ عِ دَ تَنْ وّ وَّعَدَهَاۤ
وَ عَ دَ هَآ اِیَّاهُ ۚ
اِىّ يَآ هْ فَلَمَّا
فَ لَمّ مَا تَبَیَّنَ
تَ بَىّ ىَ نَ لَهٗۤ
لَ هُوْٓ اَنَّهٗ
اَنّ نَ هُوْ عَدُوٌّ
عَ دُوّ وُلّ لِّلّٰهِ
لَا هِ تَبَرَّاَ
تَ بَرّ رَاَ مِنْهُ ؕ
مِنْ هْ اِنَّ
اِنّ نَ اِبْرٰهِیْمَ
اِ بْ رَا هِىْ مَ لَاَوَّاهٌ
لَ اَوّ وَا هُنْ حَلِیْمٌ
حَ لِىْٓ مْ
As for Abraham’s prayer for his father’s forgiveness, it was only in fulfilment of a promise he had made to him. But when it became clear to Abraham that his father was an enemy of Allah, he broke ties with him.1 Abraham was truly tender-hearted, forbearing.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And the request of forgiveness of Abraham for his father was only because of a promise he had made to him. But when it became apparent to him [i.e., Abraham] that he [i.e., the father] was an enemy to Allah, he disassociated himself from him. Indeed was Abraham compassionate and patient.
— Saheeh International