Surah Al-Hijr 15:33 — translation and meaning
الحجر · Verse 33 / 99 · Page 264
قَالَ لَمْ أَكُن لِّأَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُ مِن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ
Word by Word
قَالَ
qala
He said
لَمْ
lam
I am not
أَكُن
akun
I am not
لِّأَسْجُدَ
li-asjuda
(one) to prostrate
لِبَشَرٍ
libasharin
to a human
خَلَقْتَهُ
khalaqtahu
whom You created
مِن
min
(out) of
صَلْصَالٍ
salsalin
clay
مِّنْ
min
from
حَمَإٍ
hama-in
black mud
مَّسْنُونٍ
masnunin
altered
Transliteration
Qaala lam akul li asjuda libasharin khalaqtahoo min salsaalim min hama im masnoon
Translation
He said, "Never would I prostrate to a human whom You created out of clay from an altered black mud."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Iblis arrogantly said: It is not proper for me to prostrate to a being You created out of dried clay that used to be black, malleable clay.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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