When he said to his father and to his people, "What is this ye worship? Prefer ye with falsehood gods to God? And what deem ye of the Lord of the worlds?" So gazing he gazed towards the stars, And said, "In sooth I am ill:10 And they turned their back on him and departed. He went aside to their gods and said, "Do ye not eat? What aileth you that ye do not speak?" He broke out upon them, with the right hand striking: When his tribesmen came back to him with hasty steps He said, "Worship ye what ye carve, When God hath created you, and that ye make?" They said, "Build up a pyre for him and cast him into the glowing flame." Fain would they plot against him, but we brought them low. And he said, "Verily, I repair to my Lord who will guide me: O Lord give me a son, of the righteous." We announced to him a youth of meekness. And when he became a full-grown youth,11 His father said to him, "My son, I have seen in a dream that I should sacrifice thee; therefore, consider what thou seest right." He said, "My father, do what thou art bidden; of the patient, if God please, shalt thou find me." And when they had surrendered them to the will of God, he laid him down upon his forehead: We cried unto him, "O Abraham! Now hast thou satisfied the vision." See how we recompense the righteous. This was indeed a decisive test. And we ransomed his son with a costly12 victim, And we left this13 for him among posterity, "PEACE BE ON ABRAHAM!" Thus do we reward the well-doers, For he was of our believing servants. And we announced Isaac to him-a righteous Prophet- And on him and on Isaac we bestowed our blessing. And among their offspring were well-doers, and others, to their own hurt undoubted sinners. And of old,14 to Moses and to Aaron shewed we favours: And both of them, and their people, we rescued from the great distress: And we succoured them, and they became the conquerors: And we gave them (Moses and Aaron) each the lucid book: And we guided them each into the right way: And we left this for each among posterity, "PEACE BE ON MOSES AND AARON." Thus do we reward the well-doers, For they were two of our believing servants. And Elias truly was of our Sent Ones, When he said to his people, "Fear ye not God? Invoke ye Baal and forsake ye the most skilful Creator? God is your Lord, and the Lord of your sires of old?" But they treated him as a liar, and shall therefore be consigned to punishment, Except God's faithful servants. And we left this for him among posterity, "PEACE BE ON ELIASIN!"15 Thus do we reward the well-doers, For he was one of our believing servants. And Lot truly was of our Sent Ones, When we rescued him and all his family, Save an aged woman among those who tarried. Afterward we destroyed the others. And ye indeed pass by their ruined dwellings at morn And night: will ye not then reflect? Jonas, too, was one of the Apostles, When he fled unto the laden ship,