21:58

ﱁSo he made themﱂ(into) piecesﱃexceptﱄa large (one)ﱅof themﱆso that they mayﱇto itﱈreturnﱉ(58)

So he smashed them into pieces, except the biggest of them, so they might turn to it ˹for answers˺.

21:59

ﱊThey saidﱋWhoﱌ(has) doneﱍthisﱎto our godsﱏIndeed, heﱐ(is) ofﱑthe wrongdoersﱒ(59)

They protested, “Who dared do this to our gods? It must be an evildoer!”

21:60

ﱓThey saidﱔWe heardﱕa youthﱖmention themﱗhe is calledﱘhe is calledﱙIbrahimﱚ(60)

Some said, “We heard a young man, called Abraham, speaking ˹ill˺ of them.”

21:61

ﱛThey saidﱜThen bringﱝhimﱞbeforeﱟ(the) eyesﱠ(of) the peopleﱡso that they mayﱢbear witnessﱣ(61)

They demanded, “Bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may witness ˹his trial˺.”

21:62

ﱤThey saidﱥHave youﱦdoneﱧthisﱨto our godsﱩO Ibrahimﱪ(62)

They asked, “Was it you who did this to our gods, O  Abraham?”

21:63

ﱫHe saidﱬNayﱭ(some doer) did itﱮTheir chiefﱯ(is) thisﱰSo ask themﱱifﱲthey (can)ﱳspeakﱴ(63)

He replied ˹sarcastically˺, “No, this one—the biggest of them—did it! So ask them, if they can talk!”

21:64

ﱵSo they returnedﱶtoﱷthemselvesﱸand saidﱹIndeed, youﱺ[you]ﱻ(are) the wrongdoersﱼ(64)

So they came back to their senses, saying ˹to one another˺, “You yourselves are truly the wrongdoers!”

21:65

ﱽThenﱾthey were turnedﱿonﲀtheir headsﲁVerilyﲂyou knowﲃnotﲄtheseﲅ(can) speakﲆ(65)

Then they ˹quickly˺ regressed to their ˹original˺ mind-set, ˹arguing,˺ “You already know that those ˹idols˺ cannot talk.”

21:66

ﲇHe saidﲈThen do you worshipﲉbesidesﲊbesidesﲋAllahﲌwhatﲍ(does) notﲎbenefit youﲏ(in) anythingﲐand notﲑharms youﲒ(66)

He rebuked ˹them˺, “Do you then worship—instead of Allah—what can neither benefit nor harm you in any way?

21:67

ﲓUffﲔto youﲕand to whatﲖyou worshipﲗbesidesﲘbesidesﲙﲚAllahﲛThen will notﲜyou use reasonﲝ(67)

Shame on you and whatever you worship instead of Allah! Do you not have any sense?”

21:68

ﲞThey saidﲟBurn himﲠand supportﲡyour godsﲢifﲣyou areﲤdoersﲥ(68)

They concluded, “Burn him up to avenge your gods, if you must act.”

21:69

ﲦWe saidﲧO fireﲨBeﲩcool[ness]ﲪand safe[ty]ﲫforﲬIbrahimﲭ(69)

We ordered, “O fire! Be cool and safe for Abraham!”1

21:70

ﲮAnd they intendedﲯfor himﲰa planﲱbut We made themﲲthe greatest losersﲳ(70)

They had sought to harm him, but We made them the worst losers.

21:71

ﲴAnd We delivered himﲵand Lutﲶtoﲷthe landﲸwhichﲹWe (had) blessedﲺ[in it]ﲻfor the worldsﲼ(71)

Then We delivered him, along with Lot, to the land We had showered with blessings for all people.1

21:72

ﲽAnd We bestowedﲾon himﲿIsaacﳀand Yaqubﳁﳂ(in) additionﳃand allﳄWe madeﳅrighteousﳆ(72)

And We blessed him with Isaac ˹as a son˺ and Jacob ˹as a grandson˺, as an additional favour—making all of them righteous.