إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّکَ لِلْمَلاَئِکَةِ إِ نِّی خَالِقٌ بَشَراً مِنْ طِین(( 71 ))
71- (REMEMBER) WHEN YOUR LORD SAID TO THE ANGELS:- ``I AM GOING TO CREATE MAN FROM CLAY.''
فَإِذَا سَوَّیْتُهُ وَنَفَخْتُ فِیهِ مِنْ رُوحِی فَقَعُوا لَهُ سَاجِدِینَ(( 72 ))
72- THEN, WHEN I FASHIONED HIM, AND BREATHED IN HIM OF MY SPIRIT; PROSTRATE YOURSELVES FOR HIM.
فَسَجَدَ الْمَلاَئِکَةُ کُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ(( 73 ))
73- SO, ALL THE ANGELS PROSTRATED THEMSELVES.
إِلاَّ إِبْلِیسَ اسْتَکْبَرَ وَکَانَ مِنَ الْکَافِرِینَ(( 74 ))
74- EXCEPT IBLIS, WHO SHOWED PRIDE AND BECAME OF DISBELIEVERS.
قَالَ یَا إِبْلِیسُ مَا مَنَعَکَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِیَدَىَّ أَسْتَکْبَرْتَ أَمْ کُنتَ مِنَ الْعَالِینَ(( 75 ))
75- HE SAID:- ``O, IBLIS! WHAT DID PREVENT YOU TO PROSTRATE YOURSELF FOR WHAT I CREATED WITH MY OWN HAND. (OF POWER)? WERE YOU PROUD, OR YOU WERE OF THE HIGHERS.''
قَالَ أَنَا خَیْرٌ مِنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِی مِنْ نَار وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِنْ طِین(( 76 ))
76- HE SAID:- ``I AM BETTER THAN HIM. YOU CREATED ME OUT OF FIRE AND CREATED HIM OF CLAY.''
قَالَ فَاخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّکَ رَجِیمٌ(( 77 ))
77- HE SAID:- ``THEN GET YOU OUT OF IT, THAT YOU ARE ACCURSED.''
وَإِنَّ عَلَیْکَ لَعْنَتِی إِلَى یَوْمِ الدِّینِ(( 78 ))
78- AND THAT MY CURSE IS UPON YOU UP TO THE DAY OF DOOM.
قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرْنِی إِلَى یَوْمِ یُبْعَثُونَ(( 79 ))
79- HE SAID:- ``MY LORD! RESPITE ME UP TO THE RESURRECTION DAY.''
قَالَ فَإِنَّکَ مِنَ الْمُنظَرِینَ(( 80 ))
80- HE SAID:- ``YOU ARE OF THOSE WHO ARE RESPITED.''
إِلَى یَوْمِ الْوَقْتِ الْمَعْلُومِ(( 81 ))
81- UP TO A CERTAIN DAY AND TIME.
قَالَ فَبِعِزَّتِکَ لاَُغْوِیَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِینَ(( 82 ))
82- (WHEN HE WAS SURE OF HIS RESPITE) HE SAID:- ``I SWEAR BY YOUR GLORY. THAT I WILL SEDUCE THEM ALL;
إِلاَّ عِبَادَکَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِینَ (( 83 ))
83- EXCEPT YOUR SINCERE SERVANTS AMONG THEM.