Surah Al-Isra, ayah 61
وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ قَالَ ءَأَسْجُدُ لِمَنْ خَلَقْتَ طِينًا
And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He said, "Should I prostrate to one You created from clay?"
Al-Isra · 17:61
Word by word
- وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
- قُلْنَاqul'nāWe said
- لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِlil'malāikatito the Angels
- ٱسْجُدُوا۟us'judūProstrate
- لِـَٔادَمَliādamato Adam
- فَسَجَدُوٓا۟fasajadūSo they prostrated
- إِلَّآillāexcept
- إِبْلِيسَib'līsaIblis
- قَالَqālaHe said
- ءَأَسْجُدُa-asjuduShall I prostrate
- لِمَنْlimanto (one) whom
- خَلَقْتَkhalaqtaYou created
- طِينًۭاṭīnan(from) clay
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