Al-Anbya Verse 57

˹Then he said to himself,˺ “By Allah! I will surely plot against your idols after you have turned your backs and gone away.”

By Allah, I will surely plot against your idols after you have turned and gone away.”

And, by God, I shall assuredly outwit your idols, after you have gone away turning your backs.'

By God I shall certainly plot against your idols as soon as you have turned your backs!’

And by Allah I shall surely devise a plot against your idols after ye turned away backward.

"And by Allah, I have a plan for your idols - after ye go away and turn your backs"..

By Allah, I shall certainly carry out my plan against your gods after you are gone."

I swear by God I will do something to your idols when you have turned your backs and gone."

“And, by oath of Allah, I shall seek to harm your idols after you have gone away and turned your backs.”

By Allah, I will devise a stratagem against your idols after you have gone away.’

And (he made a decision:) "By God, I will most certainly devise a plan against your idols as soon as you have turned your backs and gone away!"

`And, by Allâh, I will indeed plan a stern plan against your idols after you have left turning your backs.´

And by God, I will manipulate/fight/(destroy) (E) your idols/statues , after that you turn giving (your) backs.

"And, by oath of Allah, I shall seek to harm your idols after you have gone away and turned your backs."

He said, "Nay, but your Lord is Lord of the heavens and the earth, which He originated (created from nothing); and I am of those who testify unto this;

"And by Allah, I shall plot a plan (to destroy) your idols after you have gone away and turned your backs."

He said: Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them; and I am of those who bear witness to this.

And, by Allah! I will certainly do something against your idols after you go away, turning back.

And, by Allah, I shall circumvent your idols after ye have gone away and turned your backs.

Abraham said to himself, "By God! I will devise a plan against their idols when they are away."

By Allah, I will certainly outwit your idols as soon as you have turned your backs and gone'

"And by Allah, I shall plot a plan for your idols after you have gone away and turned your backs."

By the Lord, I will devise a plan against your deities after you have gone away and turned your backs!"

“By God, I will have a plan for your statues after you have gone away.”

And, by God, I shall devise [a stratagem] against your idols after you have gone away, with your backs turned'.

How Ibrahim broke the Idols

Then Ibrahim swore an oath, which some of his people heard, to plot against their idols, i.e., to break them and destroy them after they had gone away and turned their backs, when they went out to their festival. They had a festival which they would go out to celebrate.

Abu Ishaq reported from Abu Al-Ahwas from Abdullah (Ibn Mas`ud),

"When the people of Ibrahim went out to celebrate their festival, they passed by him and said, `O Ibrahim, are you not coming out with us?'

He said, `I am sick.' "

It was only the day before that he had said,

وَتَاللَّهِ لَاَكِيدَنَّ أَصْنَامَكُم بَعْدَ أَن تُوَلُّوا مُدْبِرِينَ



And by Allah, I shall plot a plan for your idols after you have gone away and turned your backs.

and some of the people had heard him.