فَإِذا سَوَّيتُهُ وَنَفَختُ فيهِ مِن روحي فَقَعوا لَهُ ساجِدينَ

So when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration."

فَسَجَدَ المَلائِكَةُ كُلُّهُم أَجمَعونَ

So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely.

إِلّا إِبليسَ استَكبَرَ وَكانَ مِنَ الكافِرينَ

Except Iblees; he was arrogant and became among the disbelievers.

قالَ يا إِبليسُ ما مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسجُدَ لِما خَلَقتُ بِيَدَيَّ ۖ أَستَكبَرتَ أَم كُنتَ مِنَ العالينَ

[Allah] said, "O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands? Were you arrogant [then], or were you [already] among the haughty?"

قالَ أَنا خَيرٌ مِنهُ ۖ خَلَقتَني مِن نارٍ وَخَلَقتَهُ مِن طينٍ

He said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."

وَإِنَّ عَلَيكَ لَعنَتي إِلىٰ يَومِ الدّينِ

And indeed, upon you is My curse until the Day of Recompense."

قالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرني إِلىٰ يَومِ يُبعَثونَ

He said, "My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."

قالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ المُنظَرينَ

[Allah] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved

إِلىٰ يَومِ الوَقتِ المَعلومِ

Until the Day of the time well-known."

قالَ فَبِعِزَّتِكَ لَأُغوِيَنَّهُم أَجمَعينَ

[Iblees] said, "By your might, I will surely mislead them all