Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
[Abraham] replied: "Peace be upon thee! I shall ask my Sustainer to forgive thee: for, behold, He has always been kind unto me
M. M. Pickthall
He said: Peace be unto thee! I shall ask forgiveness of my Lord for thee. Lo! He was ever gracious unto me
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Abraham said: "Peace be on thee: I will pray to my Lord for thy forgiveness: for He is to me Most Gracious
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Abraham responded, “Peace be upon you! I will pray to my Lord for your forgiveness. He has truly been Most Gracious to me.
Safi Kaskas
He said, "Peace be upon you. I will ask my Lord to forgive you. He is always gracious to me
Wahiduddin Khan
Abraham replied, Peace be on you: I will pray to my Lord for your forgiveness He has indeed been gracious to m
Shakir
He said: Peace be on you, I will pray to my Lord to forgive you; surely He is ever Affectionate to me
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
He said: Peace be to thee. I will ask for forgiveness from my Lord for thee. Truly, He had been One Who is Gracious to me.
T.B.Irving
He said: "Peace be upon you! I´ll seek forgiveness for you from my Lord; He has been so Gracious towards me.
Abdul Hye
(Abraham) said: “Peace be on you! I will ask forgiveness of my Lord for you. Surely! He is to me, ever Gracious.
The Study Quran
He said, “Peace be upon you! I shall seek forgiveness for you from my Lord. Verily He has been gracious unto me
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
He responded, “Peace be upon you. I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. He is always gracious to me.
Talal Itani (2012)
He said, 'Peace be upon you. I will ask my Lord to forgive you; He has been Kind to me
Dr. Kamal Omar
(Ibrahim) said: “Salamun alaika (Peace be on you)! Soon I will ask forgiveness for you, to my Nourisher-Sustainer. Indeed, He is unto me, ever Most Gracious
Abraham said: "Peace be upon you: I will pray to my Lord for your forgiveness, surely He is ever Kind to me
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
He said, "Peace be upon you! I will soon ask my Lord to forgive you; surely He has been Ever-Hospitable to me
Muhammad Sarwar
Abraham said, "Peace be with you. I shall ask my Lord to forgive you; He has been gracious to me
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
He said, .Peace on you. I shall seek forgiveness for you from my Lord. He has always been gracious to me
Shabbir Ahmed
Abraham said, "Peace be upon you! I will pray to my Lord for your forgiveness. For, He is ever Kind to me." (9:114)
Dr. Munir Munshey
Said, "Peace be upon you. I shall ask my Lord to forgive you. He is really very kind to me!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Ibrahim (Abraham) said: "Peace be on you: I will pray to my Lord for your forgiveness: Verily, He is affectionate towards me
[Abraham] said, "Peace will be upon you. I will ask forgiveness for you of my Lord. Indeed, He is ever gracious to me
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
He said: "Peace be upon you, I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. He has been most kind to me."
Abdel Haleem
Abraham said, ‘Peace be with you: I will beg my Lord to forgive you- He is always gracious to me
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Ibrahim said: peace be on thee! anon shall ask forgiveness of my Lord for thee; verily He is unto me ever so soicitous
Ahmed Ali
He answered: "Peace be on you. I will seek forgiveness of my Lord for you. He has been gracious to me
Aisha Bewley
He said, ´Peace be upon you. I will ask my Lord to forgive you. He has always honoured me.
Ali Ünal
He said: "Peace be upon you! I will pray to my Lord to forgive you. Surely He has been ever gracious to me
Ali Quli Qara'i
He said, ‘Peace be to you! I shall plead with my Lord to forgive you. Indeed He is gracious to me
Hamid S. Aziz
Said he, "Peace be upon you! I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. Verily, He is to me most gracious
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
He said: “Peace (and well-being) upon you, I am going to ask forgiveness for you from my Lord, indeed he is kind to me.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Abraham said, “Peace be on you. I will pray to my Lord for your forgiveness, for He is to me the Merciful Benefactor
Musharraf Hussain
He said, “Peace be on you. I shall seek My Lord’s forgiveness for you, since He is Most Kind to me.
Maududi
Abraham answered: "Peace be upon you. I shall seek pardon for you from my Lord. My Lord has always been kind to Me
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
He said: "Peace be upon you, I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. He has been most kind to me.
Mohammad Shafi
Abraham said, "Peace on you! I will pray to my Lord to forgive you. He is indeed ever benevolent to me."
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
He said, 'now enough, peace be to you, I will beg my Lord forgiveness for you, no doubt, He is kind enough to me.
He said, "Peace be upon you. I will implore my Lord to forgive you; He has been Most Kind to me.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
'Peace be on you, ' he (Abraham) said, 'I shall call upon my Lord to forgive you, for to me He has been gracious
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He said: Peace be to thee! I shall pray my Lord to forgive thee. Surely He is ever Kind to me
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
He said: "Security/peace on you, I will ask for forgiveness for you (from) my Lord, that He truly (was) with me generous/blessing ."
Bijan Moeinian
Abraham replied: “Peace be on you! The only thing that has remained for me to do for you is to beg my Lord to forgive you. He has always been the Most Gracious to me.”
Faridul Haque
He said, “Stop it - peace be upon you; I shall seek forgiveness for you from my Lord; indeed He is very kind to me.”
Sher Ali
Abraham said, `Peace be upon thee. I will ask forgiveness of my Lord for thee. HE is indeed gracious to me
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Ibrahim (Abraham) said: ‘(All right,) peace be on you. I shall beg forgiveness for you from my Lord (even) now. He is indeed very kind to me. (He may bestow guidance upon you.
Amatul Rahman Omar
(Abraham) said (leaving him), `Peace be upon you. I will ask protection for you from my Lord. He is indeed gracious to me
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Ibrahim (Abraham) said: "Peace be on you! I will ask Forgiveness of my Lord for you. Verily! He is unto me, Ever Most Gracious
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
He said, “Peace be on you. I shall ask My Lord forgiveness for you for He has always been welcoming to me”
Munir Mezyed
He said: ‘Peace Be Upon You! I will pray to my Lord for your forgiveness. Indeed, He has been ever gracious to me.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
He said: peace be with you, I will ask my Lord for forgiveness for you, for He is always kind to me.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Abraham said, “Peace to you. I will pray to my Lord for your forgiveness, for He is to me Most Gracious.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
He said, “Peace be upon you; I will ask my Lord to forgive you; indeed, He has always been gracious to me.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
He said: "Peace be upon you! I'll seek forgiveness for you from my Lord; He has been so Gracious towards me.
Samy Mahdy
He said, “Peace be upon you. I will ask my Lord to forgive you; Surely, He was ever gracious with me.
Sayyid Qutb
Abraham replied: 'Peace be on you. I shall pray to my Lord to forgive you; for He has always been very kind to me.
Ahmed Hulusi
(Abraham) said, “Salam be upon you. I will ask forgiveness for you of my Rabb. Indeed, He is ever generous to me.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
He said: 'Peace be upon you: I will ask my Lord to forgive you: for verily He is ever affectionate to me'
"Peace be upon you O father", Said Ibrahim, "I will invoke Allah on your behalf for mercy and forgiveness; Allah has always been Merciful and gracious to me"
Mir Aneesuddin
He said, "Peace be on you ! I will seek protective forgiveness of my Fosterer for you, He is certainly Gracious to me.
The Wise Quran
He said, 'Peace be upon you, soon I will ask for forgiveness for you from my Lord; indeed, He is very gracious to me.