When the night fell over him, he saw a planet. He said, “This is my lord.” But when it set, he said, “I do not love those that set.”
Al-An'am 6:76
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فَلَمَّا جَنَّ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلُ رَأَىٰ كَوْكَبًا ۖ قَالَ هَٰذَا رَبِّي ۖ فَلَمَّا أَفَلَ قَالَ لَا أُحِبُّ الْآفِلِينَ
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When the night fell over him, he saw a planet. He said, “This is my lord.” But when it set, he said, “I do not love those that set.”
When night came and Abraham saw a star, he said, "This is my Lord." But when it disappeared, he said, "I don't like things that disappear."
When night covered him, he saw a star and said, "This is my Lord." But when it set, he said, "I don't love things that disappear."
When the night covered him, he saw a star. He said, “This is my Lord.” But when it set, he said, “I do not love those that set.”
When the night fell over him, he saw a planet. He said, “This is my lord!” But when it set, he said, “I do not like those that set.”
When the night fell over him, he saw a planet. He said, “This is my lord!” But when it set, he said, “I do not like those that set.”
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 set [i.e., disappear]."
When the night covered him over with darkness he saw a star. He said: "This is my lord." But when it set, he said: "I like not those that set."
When the night grew dark upon him, he saw a star and said, “This is my Lord.” But when it set, he said, “I do not like those that set.”
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."
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.
When night descended on him, he saw a star. He said, "This is my Lord!" Then when it set he said, "I do not love things that set."
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.'
When night darkened over him, he saw a star and said, ‘This is my Lord!’ But when it set, he said, ‘I do not like those who set.’
Falamma janna AAalayhi allaylu raa kawkaban qala hatha rabbee falamma afala qala la ohibbu alafileena