Surah Sad 38:76 — translation and meaning
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ۖ قَالَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ
Word by Word
ۖ
قَالَ
qala
He said
أَنَا
ana
I am
خَيْرٌ
khayrun
better
مِّنْهُ
min'hu
than him
خَلَقْتَنِي
khalaqtani
You created me
مِن
min
from
نَّارٍ
narin
fire
وَخَلَقْتَهُ
wakhalaqtahu
and You created him
مِن
min
from
طِينٍ
tinin
clay
Transliteration
Qaala ana khairum minah; khalaqtanee min naarinw wa khalaqtahoo min teen
Translation
He said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Iblis said: “I am better than Adam. You created me from fire and you created him from clay. And fire is a more noble substance than clay”.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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