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وَقَالُوۡا مَا لَنَا لَا نَرٰي رِجَالًا كُنَّا نَعُدُّهُمۡ مِّنَ الۡاَشۡرَارِؕ‏

And they will say, "Why do we not see men whom we used to count among the worst

اَتَّخَذۡنٰهُمۡ سِخۡرِيًّا اَمۡ زَاغَتۡ عَنۡهُمُ الۡاَبۡصَارُ

Is it [because] we took them in ridicule, or has [our] vision turned away from them

اِنَّ ذٰلِكَ لَحَقٌّ تَخَاصُمُ اَهۡلِ النَّارِࣖ‏

Indeed, that is truth - the quarreling of the people of the Fire

قُلۡ اِنَّمَا٘ اَنَا مُنۡذِرٌࣗۖ وَّمَا مِنۡ اِلٰهٍ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ الۡوَاحِدُ الۡقَهَّارُۚ‏

Say, [O Muhammad], "I am only a warner, and there is not any deity except Allah, the One, the Prevailing

رَبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا الۡعَزِيۡزُ الۡغَفَّارُ

Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver

قُلۡ هُوَ نَبَؤٌا عَظِيۡمٌۙ‏

Say, "It is great news

اَنۡتُمۡ عَنۡهُ مُعۡرِضُوۡنَ

From which you turn away

مَا كَانَ لِيَ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۭ بِالۡمَلَاِ الۡاَعۡلٰ٘ي اِذۡ يَخۡتَصِمُوۡنَ

I had no knowledge of the exalted assembly [of angels] when they were disputing [the creation of Adam]

اِنۡ يُّوۡحٰ٘ي اِلَيَّ اِلَّا٘ اَنَّمَا٘ اَنَا نَذِيۡرٌ مُّبِيۡنٌ

It has not been revealed to me except that I am a clear warner

اِذۡ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلۡمَلٰٓئِكَةِ اِنِّيۡ خَالِقٌۭ بَشَرًا مِّنۡ طِيۡنٍ

[So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay

فَاِذَا سَوَّيۡتُهٗ وَنَفَخۡتُ فِيۡهِ مِنۡ رُّوۡحِيۡ فَقَعُوۡا لَهٗ سٰجِدِيۡنَ

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

فَسَجَدَ الۡمَلٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمۡ اَجۡمَعُوۡنَۙ‏

So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely

اِلَّا٘ اِبۡلِيۡسَؕ اِسۡتَكۡبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ الۡكٰفِرِيۡنَ

Except Iblees; he was arrogant and became among the disbelievers

قَالَ يٰ٘اِبۡلِيۡسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ اَنۡ تَسۡجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقۡتُ بِيَدَيَّؕ اَسۡتَكۡبَرۡتَ اَمۡ كُنۡتَ مِنَ الۡعَالِيۡنَ

[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

قَالَ اَنَا خَيۡرٌ مِّنۡهُؕ خَلَقۡتَنِيۡ مِنۡ نَّارٍ وَّخَلَقۡتَهٗ مِنۡ طِيۡنٍ

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

قَالَ فَاخۡرُجۡ مِنۡهَا فَاِنَّكَ رَجِيۡمٌۖۙ‏

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

وَّاِنَّ عَلَيۡكَ لَعۡنَتِيۡ٘ اِلٰي يَوۡمِ الدِّيۡنِ

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

قَالَ رَبِّ فَاَنۡظِرۡنِيۡ٘ اِلٰي يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُوۡنَ

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

قَالَ فَاِنَّكَ مِنَ الۡمُنۡظَرِيۡنَۙ‏

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

اِلٰي يَوۡمِ الۡوَقۡتِ الۡمَعۡلُوۡمِ

Until the Day of the time well-known

قَالَ فَبِعِزَّتِكَ لَاُغۡوِيَنَّهُمۡ اَجۡمَعِيۡنَۙ‏

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

اِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنۡهُمُ الۡمُخۡلَصِيۡنَ

Except, among them, Your chosen servants