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65. Qul innama ana munthirun wama min ilahin illa Allahu alwahidu alqahharu
65. Say: "Truly am I a Warner: no god is there but the one Allah, Supreme and Irresistible,-
66. Rabbu alssamawati waal-ardi wama baynahuma alAAazeezu alghaffaru
66. "The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between,- Exalted in Might, able to enforce His Will, forgiving again and again."
67. Qul huwa nabaon AAatheemun
67. Say: "That is a Message Supreme (above all),-
68. "From which ye do turn away!
69. Ma kana liya min AAilmin bialmala-i al-aAAla ith yakhtasimoona
69. "No knowledge have I of the Chiefs on high, when they discuss (matters) among themselves.
70. In yooha ilayya illa annama ana natheerun mubeenun
70. 'Only this has been revealed to me: that I am to give warning plainly and publicly."
71. Ith qala rabbuka lilmala-ikati innee khaliqun basharan min teenin
71. Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create man from clay:
72. Fa-itha sawwaytuhu wanafakhtu feehi min roohee faqaAAoo lahu sajideena
72. "When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him of My spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him."
73. Fasajada almala-ikatu kulluhum ajmaAAoona
73. So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together:
74. Illa ibleesa istakbara wakana mina alkafireena
74. Not so Iblis: he was haughty, and became one of those who reject Faith.
75. Qala ya ibleesu ma manaAAaka an tasjuda lima khalaqtu biyadayya astakbarta am kunta mina alAAaleena
75. ((Allah)) said: "O Iblis! What prevents thee from prostrating thyself to one whom I have created with my hands? Art thou haughty? Or art thou one of the high (and mighty) ones?"
76. Qala ana khayrun minhu khalaqtanee min narin wakhalaqtahu min teenin
76. (Iblis) said: "I am better than he: thou createdst me from fire, and him thou createdst from clay."
77. Qala faokhruj minha fa-innaka rajeemun
77. ((Allah)) said: "Then get thee out from here: for thou art rejected, accursed.
78. Wa-inna AAalayka laAAnatee ila yawmi alddeeni
78. "And My curse shall be on thee till the Day of Judgment."
79. Qala rabbi faanthirnee ila yawmi yubAAathoona
79. (Iblis) said: "O my Lord! Give me then respite till the Day the (dead) are raised."
80. Qala fa-innaka mina almunthareena
80. ((Allah)) said: "Respite then is granted thee-
81. Ila yawmi alwaqti almaAAloomi
81. "Till the Day of the Time Appointed."
82. Qala fabiAAizzatika laoghwiyannahum ajmaAAeena
82. (Iblis) said: "Then, by Thy power, I will put them all in the wrong,-
83. Illa AAibadaka minhumu almukhlaseena
83. "Except Thy Servants amongst them, sincere and purified (by Thy Grace)."
84. Qala faalhaqqu waalhaqqa aqoolu
84. ((Allah)) said: "Then it is just and fitting- and I say what is just and fitting-
85. Laamlaanna jahannama minka wamimman tabiAAaka minhum ajmaAAeena
85. "That I will certainly fill Hell with thee and those that follow thee,- every one."
86. Qul ma as-alukum AAalayhi min ajrin wama ana mina almutakallifeena
86. Say: "No reward do I ask of you for this (Qur'an), nor am I a pretender.
87. In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
87. "This is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds.
88. WalataAAlamunna nabaahu baAAda heenin
88. "And ye shall certainly know the truth of it (all) after a while."