And when the night darkened upon him, he saw a star. He said: ‘This is my Lord!’ But when it set, he said: ‘I like not those that set.’
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
پس جب رات اس پر چھا گئی اس نے ایک ستارے کو دیکھا تو کہا (گویا) یہ میرا ربّ ہے۔ پس جب وہ ڈوب گیا توکہنے لگا میں ڈوبنے والوں سے محبت نہیں کرتا۔
French
Et lorsque la nuit tomba sur lui, il vit une étoile. Il dit : « Voilà mon Seigneur. » Mais quand elle disparut, il dit : « Je n’aime pas ceux qui disparaissent. »
German
Als nun die Nacht ihn überschattete, da erblickte er einen Stern. Er sprach: "Ist das mein Herr?" Doch da er unterging, sprach er: "Ich liebe nicht die Untergehenden."
E quando la notte calò su di lui, Egli vide una stella. Egli disse: «Questo è il mio Signore!» Ma quando tramontò, disse: «Non mi piacciono quelli che tramontano.»
Spanish
Cuando la noche lo cubrió, vio a una estrella. Dijo: “¡Éste es mi Señor!”. Mas cuando desapareció, dijo: “No me gustan los que desaparecen”.
اردو تفسیرِ صغیر
(ایک دن ایسا ہوا کہ) جب رات نے اس پر پردہ ڈال دیا تو اس نے ایک ستارہ دیکھا (اسے دیکھ کر) اس نے کہا کہ کیا یہ میرا رب (ہو سکتا) ہے؟ پھر جب وہ ڈوب گیا‘ تو اس نے کہا کہ میں ڈوبنے والوں کو پسند نہیں کرتا۔
English - Short Commentary Translation
And when the night darkened upon him, he saw a star. He said, ‘Can this be my Lord?’ But when it set, he said, ‘I like not those that set.’
English - Five Volume Translation
And when the night darkened upon him, he saw a star. He said: ‘This is my Lord!’ But when it set, he said: ‘I like not those that set.’[822]
Important Words:
جن (darkened) means, it covered up. They say جن اللیل الشیء or جن اللیل علی الشیء i.e. the night covered the thing up; or the night threw its covering of darkness over the thing. جن اللیل means, the night grew dark. See also 2:26 & 6:129.
Commentary:
See collective note under 6:80 below.
اردو ترجمہ مودودی
چنانچہ جب رات اس پر طاری ہوئی تو اُس نے ایک تار ا دیکھا کہا یہ میرا رب ہے مگر جب وہ ڈوب گیا تو بولا ڈوب جانے والوں کا تو میں گرویدہ نہیں ہوں
English - Sahih
So when the night covered him [with darkness], he saw a star. He said, "This is my lord." But when it set, he said, "I like not those that disappear."
اردو ترجمہ احمد علی
پھر جب رات نے اس ہر اندھیرا کیا اس نے ایک ستارہ دیکھا کہا یہ میرا رب ہے پھر جب وہ غائب ہو گیا تو کہا میں غائب ہونے والوں کو پسند نہیں کرتا
English - Talal Itani
So when covered over him the night, he saw a star. He said, "This (is) my Lord." But when it set, he said "Not (do) I like the ones that set."
Chinese Commentary *
اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس*
English - Arberry
When night outspread over him he saw a star and said, 'This is my Lord.' But when it set he said, 'I love not the setters.'
English - Maududi
Then, when the night outspread over him, he beheld a star, and said: 'This is my Lord.' But when it went down, he said: 'I do not love the things that go down.'
English - Ahmed Ali
When the night came with her covering of darkness he saw a star, and (Azar, his father) said: "This is my Lord." But when the star set, (Abraham) said: "I love not those that wane."
English - Yusuf Ali
When the night covered him over, He saw a star: He said: "This is my Lord." But when it set, He said: "I love not those that set."
English - Five Volume Commentary *
822
Important Words:
جن (darkened) means, it covered up. They say جن اللیل الشیء or جن اللیل علی الشیء i.e. the night covered the thing up; or the night threw its covering of darkness over the thing. جن اللیل means, the night grew dark. See also 2:26 & 6:129.
Commentary:
See collective note under 6:80 below.
English - Short Commentary Notes *
English - Pickthall
When the night grew dark upon him he beheld a star. He said: This is my Lord. But when it set, he said: I love not things that set.
English - Muhammad Ali ra
So when the night overshadowed him, he saw a star. He said: Is this my Lord? So when it set, he said: I love not the setting ones.
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
Thus, it happened, that when he was enveloped in the darkness of night, he saw a star, whereupon he exclaimed: Can that be my Lord? and when it set, he muttered: I like not those that set.