قَالَ سَلَٰمٌ عَلَيۡكَۖ سَأَسۡتَغۡفِرُ لَكَ رَبِّيٓۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِي حَفِيّٗا ٤٧
[Abraham] said, "Peace [i.e., safety] will be upon you. 1 I will ask forgiveness for you of my Lord. Indeed, He is ever gracious to me.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 Meaning "You are secure" or "I will not harm you."
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قَالَ He said qāla سَلَٰمٌ Peace (be) salāmun عَلَيۡكَۖ on you ʿalayka سَأَسۡتَغۡفِرُ I will ask forgiveness sa-astaghfiru لَكَ for you laka رَبِّيٓۖ (from) my Lord rabbī إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He innahu كَانَ is kāna بِي to me bī حَفِيّٗا Ever Gracious ḥafiyyan Tafsir Abraham (peace be upon him) said to his father: “Greetings of peace to you from me. You will not face from me what you dislike. I shall seek forgiveness and guidance from my Lord for you. He is very kind to me.
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