“O Abraham, refrain from this. The command of your Lord has come; they have incurred an irreversible punishment.”
Hud 11:76
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يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هَٰذَا ۖ إِنَّهُ قَدْ جَاءَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ ۖ وَإِنَّهُمْ آتِيهِمْ عَذَابٌ غَيْرُ مَرْدُودٍ
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“O Abraham, refrain from this. The command of your Lord has come; they have incurred an irreversible punishment.”
"Abraham, stop asking about this. Your Lord's command has come, and a punishment is coming to them that can't be stopped."
"Abraham, leave this matter alone. Your Lord's command has come, and a punishment is coming to them that can't be stopped."
“O Abraham, turn away from this. Your Lord’s command has already come, and there is coming upon them a punishment that cannot be turned back.”
“O Abraham, refrain from this. The command of your Lord has come—they have incurred irreversible punishment.”
“O Abraham, refrain from this. The command of your Lord has come—they have incurred irreversible punishment.”
[The angels said], "O Abraham, give up this [plea]. Indeed, the command of your Lord has come, and indeed, there will reach them a punishment that cannot be repelled."
"O Ibrâhîm (Abraham)! Forsake this. Indeed, the Commandment of your Lord has gone forth. Verily, there will come a torment for them which cannot be turned back."
[The angels said], “O Abraham, leave this, for indeed the command of your Lord has already come to pass, and there will come upon them a punishment that cannot be averted.”
O Abraham! Seek not this. The decree of thy Lord hath gone forth: for them there cometh a penalty that cannot be turned back!
(It was said) O Abraham! Forsake this! Lo! thy Lord's commandment hath gone forth, and lo! there cometh unto them a doom which cannot be repelled.
We said, "Abraham, cease your pleading: the command of your Lord has gone forth. There shall fall upon them a punishment which none can avert!"
Thereupon (Our angels) said to him: 'O Abraham! Desist from this, for indeed your Lord's command has come; and a chastisement which cannot be averted is about to befall them.' words literally suggest; the purpose is merely to express a sense of wonder.
‘O Abraham, let this matter alone! Your Lord’s edict has certainly come, and an irrevocable punishment shall overtake them.’
Ya ibraheemu aAArid AAan hatha innahu qad jaa amru rabbika wainnahum ateehim AAathabun ghayru mardoodin