Surah Al-A'raf 7:14 — translation and meaning

الأعراف · Verse 14 / 206 · Page 152

قَالَ أَنظِرْنِي إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

Word by Word

قَالَ
qala
(Shaitaan) said
أَنظِرْنِي
anzir'ni
Give me respite
إِلَى
ila
till
يَوْمِ
yawmi
(the) Day
يُبْعَثُونَ
yub'athuna
they are raised up

Transliteration

Qaala anzirneee ilaa Yawmi yub'asoon

Translation

[Satan] said, "Reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Satan asked Allah: 'O my Lord, give me relief until the Day of Rising, so that I could tempt and misguide whomever of the children of Adam I am able to tempt.'

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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