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."

قالَ فَاخرُج مِنها فَإِنَّكَ رَجيمٌ

[Allah] said, "Then get out of Paradise, for indeed, you are expelled.

وَإِنَّ عَلَيكَ لَعنَتي إِلىٰ يَومِ الدّينِ

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

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

إِلّا عِبادَكَ مِنهُمُ المُخلَصينَ

Except, among them, Your chosen servants."

قالَ فَالحَقُّ وَالحَقَّ أَقولُ

[Allah] said, "The truth [is My oath], and the truth I say -