Surah Sad 38:79 — translation and meaning

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قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرْنِي إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

Word by Word

قَالَ
qala
He said
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord!
فَأَنظِرْنِي
fa-anzir'ni
Then give me respite
إِلَى
ila
until
يَوْمِ
yawmi
(the) Day
يُبْعَثُونَ
yub'athuna
they are resurrected

Transliteration

Qaala Rabbi fa anzirneee ilaa Yawmi yub'asoon

Translation

He said, "My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Iblis said: “Give me respite and do not make me die until the day You raise Your servants”.

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

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