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Surah Al-A'raf
Verse 11–17

وَلَقَدْ And certainly خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ We created you ثُمَّ then صَوَّرْنَـٰكُمْ We fashioned you ثُمَّ Then قُلْنَا We said لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ to the Angels ٱسْجُدُوا۟ Prostrate لِـَٔادَمَ to Adam فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ So they prostrated إِلَّآ except إِبْلِيسَ Iblis لَمْ Not يَكُن he was مِّنَ of ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ those who prostrated ١١

And We have certainly created you, [O mankind], and given you [human] form. Then We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was not of those who prostrated.

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قَالَ (Allah) said مَا What مَنَعَكَ prevented you أَلَّا that not تَسْجُدَ you prostrate إِذْ when أَمَرْتُكَ ۖ I commanded you قَالَ (Shaitaan) said أَنَا۠ I am خَيْرٌۭ better مِّنْهُ than him خَلَقْتَنِى You created me مِن from نَّارٍۢ fire وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ and You created him مِن from طِينٍۢ clay ١٢

[Allāh] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay [i.e., earth]."

— Come To Light

قَالَ (Allah) said فَٱهْبِطْ Then go down مِنْهَا from it فَمَا for not يَكُونُ it is لَكَ for you أَن that تَتَكَبَّرَ you be arrogant فِيهَا in it فَٱخْرُجْ So get out إِنَّكَ indeed, you مِنَ (are) of ٱلصَّـٰغِرِينَ the disgraced ones ١٣

[Allāh] said, "Descend from it [i.e., Paradise], for it is not for you to be arrogant therein. So get out; indeed, you are of the debased."

— Come To Light

قَالَ (Shaitaan) said أَنظِرْنِىٓ Give me respite إِلَىٰ till يَوْمِ (the) Day يُبْعَثُونَ they are raised up ١٤

[Satan] said, "Reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."

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قَالَ (Allah) said إِنَّكَ Indeed, you مِنَ (are) of ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ the ones given respite ١٥

[Allāh] said, "Indeed, you are of those reprieved."

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قَالَ (Shaitaan) said فَبِمَآ Because أَغْوَيْتَنِى You have sent me astray لَأَقْعُدَنَّ surely I will sit لَهُمْ for them صِرَٰطَكَ (on) Your path ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ the straight ١٦

[Satan] said, "Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them [i.e., mankind] on Your straight path.

— Come To Light

ثُمَّ Then لَـَٔاتِيَنَّهُم surely, I will come to them مِّنۢ from بَيْنِ before أَيْدِيهِمْ them وَمِنْ and from خَلْفِهِمْ behind them وَعَنْ and from أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ their right وَعَن and from شَمَآئِلِهِمْ ۖ their left وَلَا and not تَجِدُ You (will) find أَكْثَرَهُمْ most of them شَـٰكِرِينَ grateful ١٧

Then I will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You]."

— Come To Light

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