Surah Sad 38:75 — translation and meaning
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ۖ قَالَ يَاإِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَيَّ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ الْعَالِينَ
Word by Word
ۖ
قَالَ
qala
He said
يَاإِبْلِيسُ
yaib'lisu
O Iblis!
مَا
ma
What
مَنَعَكَ
mana'aka
prevented you
أَن
an
that
تَسْجُدَ
tasjuda
you (should) prostrate
لِمَا
lima
to (one) whom
خَلَقْتُ
khalaqtu
I created
بِيَدَيَّ
biyadayya
with My Hands
أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ
astakbarta
Are you arrogant
أَمْ
am
or
كُنتَ
kunta
are you
مِنَ
mina
of
الْعَالِينَ
al-'alina
the exalted ones
Transliteration
Qaala yaaa Ibleesu maa man'aka an tasjuda limaa khalaqtu biyadai; astakbarta am kunta min 'aaleen
Translation
[Allah] said, "O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands? Were you arrogant [then], or were you [already] among the haughty?"
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Allah said: “O Iblis, what stopped you from prostrating to Adam whom I created with My hands? Did pride stop you from prostrating or were you arrogant and haughty over your Lord from before?”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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