38. Sad · verses 69–82

مَا كَانَ لِيَ مِنۡ عِلۡمِۭ بِٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰٓ إِذۡ يَخۡتَصِمُونَ

Ma kana liya min AAilmin bialmalai alaAAla ith yakhtasimoona

"No knowledge have I of the Chiefs on high, when they discuss (matters) among themselves.

إِن يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيَّ إِلَّآ أَنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٌ

In yooha ilayya illa annama ana natheerun mubeenun

´Only this has been revealed to me: that I am to give warning plainly and publicly."

إِذۡ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّي خَٰلِقُۢ بَشَرٗا مِّن طِينٖ

Ith qala rabbuka lilmalaikati innee khaliqun basharan min teenin

Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create man from clay:

فَإِذَا سَوَّيۡتُهُۥ وَنَفَخۡتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِي فَقَعُواْ لَهُۥ سَٰجِدِينَ

Faitha sawwaytuhu wanafakhtu feehi min roohee faqaAAoo lahu sajideena

"When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him of My spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him."

فَسَجَدَ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمۡ أَجۡمَعُونَ

Fasajada almalaikatu kulluhum ajmaAAoona

So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together:

إِلَّآ إِبۡلِيسَ ٱسۡتَكۡبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

Illa ibleesa istakbara wakana mina alkafireena

Not so Iblis: he was haughty, and became one of those who reject Faith.

قَالَ يَٰٓإِبۡلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسۡجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقۡتُ بِيَدَيَّۖ أَسۡتَكۡبَرۡتَ أَمۡ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَالِينَ

Qala ya ibleesu ma manaAAaka an tasjuda lima khalaqtu biyadayya astakbarta am kunta mina alAAaleena

(Allah) said: "O Iblis! What prevents thee from prostrating thyself to one whom I have created with my hands? Art thou haughty? Or art thou one of the high (and mighty) ones?"

قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيۡرٞ مِّنۡهُ خَلَقۡتَنِي مِن نَّارٖ وَخَلَقۡتَهُۥ مِن طِينٖ

Qala ana khayrun minhu khalaqtanee min narin wakhalaqtahu min teenin

(Iblis) said: "I am better than he: thou createdst me from fire, and him thou createdst from clay."

قَالَ فَٱخۡرُجۡ مِنۡهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٞ

Qala faokhruj minha fainnaka rajeemun

(Allah) said: "Then get thee out from here: for thou art rejected, accursed.

وَإِنَّ عَلَيۡكَ لَعۡنَتِيٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ

Wainna AAalayka laAAnatee ila yawmi alddeeni

"And My curse shall be on thee till the Day of Judgment."

قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرۡنِيٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ

Qala rabbi faanthirnee ila yawmi yubAAathoona

(Iblis) said: "O my Lord! Give me then respite till the Day the (dead) are raised."

قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنظَرِينَ

Qala fainnaka mina almunthareena

(Allah) said: "Respite then is granted thee-

إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡوَقۡتِ ٱلۡمَعۡلُومِ

Ila yawmi alwaqti almaAAloomi

"Till the Day of the Time Appointed."

قَالَ فَبِعِزَّتِكَ لَأُغۡوِيَنَّهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ

Qala fabiAAizzatika laoghwiyannahum ajmaAAeena

(Iblis) said: "Then, by Thy power, I will put them all in the wrong,-