Qarib: 'Who has done this to our gods? ' they exclaimed. 'He must surely be a harmdoer. '
Sarwar: (When the people came to the temple and saw the broken idols) they asked each other, "Who has done this to our gods? He certainly is an unjust person".
Shakir: They said: Who has done this to our gods? Most surely he is one of the unjust
Pickthall: They said: Who hath done this to our gods? Surely it must be some evil-doer.
Yusufali: They said, "Who has done this to our gods? He must indeed be some man of impiety!"

Qarib: 'We have heard a young man called Abraham mention them' they replied.
Sarwar: Some of them said, "We heard a youth called Abraham speaking against the idols".
Shakir: They said: We heard a youth called Ibrahim speak of them
Pickthall: They said: We heard a youth make mention of them, who is called Abraham.
Yusufali: They said, "We heard a youth talk of them: He is called Abraham."

Qarib: They said: 'Then bring him here so that the people may see, so that they may bear witness. '
Sarwar: Their chiefs said, "Bring him before the eyes of the people and let them testify that he has spoken against the idols."
Shakir: Said they: Then bring him before the eyes of the people, perhaps they may bear witness
Pickthall: They said: Then bring him (hither) before the people's eyes that they may testify.
Yusufali: They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness."

Qarib: 'Abraham, ' they said, 'was it you who did this to our gods? '
Sarwar: They asked, "Abraham, did you do this to our idols?"
Shakir: They said: Have you done this to our gods, O Ibrahim?
Pickthall: They said: Is it thou who hast done this to our gods, O Abraham?
Yusufali: They said, "Art thou the one that did this with our gods, O Abraham?"

Qarib: 'No, ' he replied. 'It was their great one amongst them that did it. Ask them, if they are able to speak. '
Sarwar: He replied, "I think the biggest among them has broken the smaller ones. Ask them if they are able to speak".
Shakir: He said: Surely (some doer) has done it; the chief of them is this, therefore ask them, if they can speak
Pickthall: He said: But this, their chief hath done it. So question them, if they can speak.
Yusufali: He said: "Nay, this was done by - this is their biggest one! ask them, if they can speak intelligently!"

Qarib: So they returned one to another saying, 'Surely, it is you who are the harmdoers! '
Sarwar: Thereupon they realized their own foolishness and said, "We ourselves are wrong-doers".
Shakir: Then they turned to themselves and said: Surely you yourselves are the unjust;
Pickthall: Then gathered they apart and said: Lo! ye yourselves are the wrong-doers.
Yusufali: So they turned to themselves and said, "Surely ye are the ones in the wrong!"

Qarib: But then they reversed their minds: 'You know they do not speak. '
Sarwar: With their heads cast down they said, "Abraham, you know that idols do not speak. How then can you ask such a question?"
Shakir: Then they were made to hang down their heads: Certainly you know that they do not speak
Pickthall: And they were utterly confounded, and they said: Well thou knowest that these speak not.
Yusufali: Then were they confounded with shame: (they said), "Thou knowest full well that these (idols) do not speak!"

Qarib: He said: 'Would you then worship that, instead of Allah, which can neither help nor harm you?
Sarwar: He said, "Do you, instead of God, worship things that can neither harm nor benefit you?"
Shakir: He said: What! do you then serve besides Allah what brings you not any benefit at all, nor does it harm you?
Pickthall: He said: Worship ye then instead of Allah that which cannot profit you at all, nor harm you?
Yusufali: (Abraham) said, "Do ye then worship, besides Allah, things that can neither be of any good to you nor do you harm?

Qarib: Shame on you and on that you worship other than Allah! Have you no understanding? '
Sarwar: Woe to you for what you worship instead of God. Have you no understanding?"
Shakir: Fie on you and on what you serve besides Allah; what! do you not then understand?
Pickthall: Fie on you and all that ye worship instead of Allah! Have ye then no sense?
Yusufali: "Fie upon you, and upon the things that ye worship besides Allah! Have ye no sense?"..

Qarib: They said: 'Burn him and help your gods, if you are going to do anything! '
Sarwar: They said, "Burn him to ashes if you want to help your gods".
Shakir: They said: Burn him and help your gods, if you are going to do (anything)
Pickthall: They cried: Burn him and stand by your gods, if ye will be doing.
Yusufali: They said, "Burn him and protect your gods, If ye do (anything at all)!"