Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 34
وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate before Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers.
Al-Baqarah · 2:34
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- وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
- قُلْنَاqul'nāWe said
- لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِlil'malāikatito the angels
- ٱسْجُدُوا۟us'judūProstrate
- لِـَٔادَمَliādamato Adam
- فَسَجَدُوٓا۟fasajadū[so] they prostrated
- إِلَّآillāexcept
- إِبْلِيسَib'līsaIblis
- أَبَىٰabāHe refused
- وَٱسْتَكْبَرَwa-is'takbaraand was arrogant
- وَكَانَwakānaand became
- مِنَminaof
- ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers
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