← Surah 7

7:12

قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلَّا تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ ۖ قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ

Word by word

قَالَ
(Allah) said
Verb
Root: قول
مَا
What
Noun
مَنَعَكَ
prevented you
Verb
Root: منع
أَلَّا
that not
Preposition
تَسْجُدَ
you prostrate
Verb
Root: سجد
إِذْ
when
Noun
أَمَرْتُكَ
I commanded you
Verb
Root: أمر
قَالَ
(Shaitaan) said
Verb
Root: قول
أَنَا۠
I am
Noun
خَيْرٌ
better
Noun
Root: خير
مِّنْهُ
than him
Preposition
خَلَقْتَنِى
You created me
Verb
Root: خلق
مِن
from
Preposition
نَّارٍ
fire
Noun
Root: نور
وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ
and You created him
Verb
Root: خلق
مِن
from
Preposition
طِينٍ
clay
Noun
Root: طين

Translation

(Allah) said: "What prevented thee from prostrating when I commanded thee?" He said: "I am better than he: Thou didst create me from fire, and him from clay."

A. Yusuf Ali · EN · public-domain

(Allah) buyurdu: "Sana emrettiğim zaman, seni secde etmekten alıkoyan nedir?" (İblis): "Ben, dedi, ondan hayırlıyım; beni ateşten yarattın, onu çamurdan yarattın."

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır · TR · public-domain

(Allah) şöyle demişti: “Ben sana emretmişken seni secde etmekten alıkoyan neydi?”(İblis de) “Ben ondan hayırlıyım (üstünüm). Beni ateşten yarattın; onu çamurdan yarattın.” demişti.

Mehmet Okuyan · TR · all-rights-reserved

He said: What hindered thee that thou didst not fall prostrate when I bade thee? (Iblis) said: I am better than him. Thou createdst me of fire while him Thou didst create of mud.

M. Pickthall · EN · public-domain