Surah Al-A'raf, ayah 12
قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلَّا تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ ۖ قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ
[Allāh] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay [i.e., earth]."
Al-A'raf · 7:12
Word by word
- قَالَqāla(Allah) said
- مَاmāWhat
- مَنَعَكَmanaʿakaprevented you
- أَلَّاallāthat not
- تَسْجُدَtasjudayou prostrate
- إِذْidhwhen
- أَمَرْتُكَ ۖamartukaI commanded you
- قَالَqāla(Shaitaan) said
- أَنَا۠anāI am
- خَيْرٌۭkhayrunbetter
- مِّنْهُmin'huthan him
- خَلَقْتَنِىkhalaqtanīYou created me
- مِنminfrom
- نَّارٍۢnārinfire
- وَخَلَقْتَهُۥwakhalaqtahuand You created him
- مِنminfrom
- طِينٍۢṭīninclay
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