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QUR’AN CHAPTER 7: al-a'Åraf (THE HEIGHTS)
Verse 12

7:12 qaala maa mana’Aka al-laa tasjuda idh amartuk* qaala ana khayrum minh* khalaqtaniy min naariw wa khalaqtahuu min Tiyn

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
Said Allah, "What prevented you, that you did not prostrate when I commanded you?" Answered Iblis, "I am better than him; You created me from fire whereas You created him from clay."

Yusuf Ali:
(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."

Pickthal:
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.

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