Sami grew his hair.

Desist from pleading , O Abraham , ( they said ) . Your Lord 's command has verily been issued , and a punishment that cannot be averted is bound to fall on them .

O Ibrahim , turn away from this indeed your Lord s command has come and indeed a punishment will come upon them , which will not be averted .

' O Abraham , turn away from this thy Lord 's command has surely come , and there is coming upon them a chastisement not to be turned back . '

O Ibrahim ! leave off this verily the decree from thy Lord hath already come , and verily they ! upon them is coming a torment unavoidable .

Indeed , the Commandment of your Lord has gone forth . Verily , there will come a torment for them which cannot be turned back .

O Abraham , refrain from this . The command of your Lord has come they have incurred an irreversible punishment .

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 .

Forsake this ! Lo ! thy Lord 's commandment hath gone forth , and lo ! there cometh unto them a doom which cannot be repelled .

O Abraham , let this matter alone ! Your Lord s edict has certainly come , and an irrevocable punishment shall overtake them .

( It was said ) ' Abraham , turn away from this your Lord 's command has indeed come , and there is coming upon them a punishment that will not be turned back '

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 .

We said , Abraham , avoid asking Us such questions . Your Lord 's decree has already been issued and an inevitable torment will strike these people .

O Ibrahim ! leave off this , surely the decree of your Lord has come to pass , and surely there must come to them a chastisement that cannot be averted .

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 !

Seek not this . The decree of thy Lord hath gone forth for them there cometh a penalty that cannot be turned back !

However, it is obvious that the unilateral destruction, admitted by Iraq, prolonged the verification process, led to the elimination of physical evidence essential for complete verification and left serious uncertainties regarding the quantities of VX produced and its disposition.