Surah Taha (طه) • Ta-Ha

Quran 20:116

20:116

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ

wa-idh qul'nā lil'malāikati us'judū liādama fasajadū illā ib'līsa abā

And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except Iblees; he refused.

— Saheeh International

When We said to the angels, ‘Bow down before Adam,’ they did. But Iblis refused,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves to Adam." They prostrated themselves (all) except Iblîs (Satan) he refused.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 16Page 320meccan

Word by Word

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
قُلْنَاqul'nāWe said
لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِlil'malāikatito the Angels
ٱسْجُدُوا۟us'judūProstrate
لِـَٔادَمَliādamato Adam
فَسَجَدُوٓا۟fasajadūthen they prostrated
إِلَّآillāexcept
إِبْلِيسَib'līsaIblis
أَبَىٰabāhe refused