← Surah 7

7:12

قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلَّا تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ ۖ قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ

Word by word

قَالَ
(Allah) said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
مَا
What
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
مَاNoun — interrogative
مَنَعَكَ
prevented you
Verb
Root: منع
Grammar (i'rab)
مَنَعَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
كَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. sing.
أَلَّا
that not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
أَPreposition — subordinating
لَّاPreposition — negative
تَسْجُدَ
you prostrate
Verb
Root: سجد
Grammar (i'rab)
تَسْجُدَVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. sing.
إِذْ
when
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
إِذْNoun — time adverb
أَمَرْتُكَ
I commanded you
Verb
Root: أمر
Grammar (i'rab)
أَمَرْVerb — perfect، 1st sing.
تُNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
كَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. sing.
قَالَ
(Shaitaan) said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
أَنَا۠
I am
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
أَنَا۠Noun — pronoun، 1st sing.
خَيْرٌ
better
Noun
Root: خير
Grammar (i'rab)
خَيْرٌNoun — masc. sing.، indefinite، nominative
مِّنْهُ
than him
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِّنْPreposition — preposition
هُNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
خَلَقْتَنِى
You created me
Verb
Root: خلق
Grammar (i'rab)
خَلَقْVerb — perfect، 2nd masc. sing.
تَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. sing.
نِىNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
مِن
from
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنPreposition — preposition
نَّارٍ
fire
Noun
Root: نور
Grammar (i'rab)
نَّارٍNoun — feminine، indefinite، genitive
وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ
and You created him
Verb
Root: خلق
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
خَلَقْVerb — perfect، 2nd masc. sing.
تَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. sing.
هُۥNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
مِن
from
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنPreposition — preposition
طِينٍ
clay
Noun
Root: طين
Grammar (i'rab)
طِينٍNoun — masculine، indefinite، genitive

Translation

EN

(Allah) said: "What prevented thee from prostrating when I commanded thee?" He said: "I am better than he: Thou didst create me from fire, and him from clay."

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

God said, ‘What prevented you from bowing down as I commanded you?’ and he said, ‘I am better than him: You created me from fire and him from clay.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

He said: What hindered thee that thou didst not fall prostrate when I bade thee? (Iblis) said: I am better than him. Thou createdst me of fire while him Thou didst create of mud.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

[Allāh] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay [i.e., earth]."

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Allah, "Sana emrettiğim halde, seni secdeden alıkoyan nedir?" dedi, "Beni ateşten onu çamurdan yarattın, ben ondan üstünüm" cevabını verdi.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

(Allah) buyurdu: "Sana emrettiğim zaman, seni secde etmekten alıkoyan nedir?" (İblis): "Ben, dedi, ondan hayırlıyım; beni ateşten yarattın, onu çamurdan yarattın."

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(Allah) şöyle demişti: “Ben sana emretmişken seni secde etmekten alıkoyan neydi?”(İblis de) “Ben ondan hayırlıyım (üstünüm). Beni ateşten yarattın; onu çamurdan yarattın.” demişti.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

قال تعالى منكرًا على إبليس تَرْكَ السجود: ما منعك ألا تسجد إذ أمرتك؟ فقال إبليس: أنا أفضل منه خلقًا؛ لأني مخلوق من نار، وهو مخلوق من طين. فرأى أن النار أشرف من الطين.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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Topics
Creation