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Quran 17:61

Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey), verse 61 of 111 · Juz 15

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ قَالَ ءَأَسْجُدُ لِمَنْ خَلَقْتَ طِينًا

Translations of Quran 17:61
EnglishTalal Itani

When We said to the angels, “Bow down before Adam,” they bowed down, except for Satan. He said, “Shall I bow down before someone You created from mud?”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And when We said unto the angels: Fall down prostrate before Adam and they fell prostrate all save Iblis, he said: Shall I fall prostrate before that which Thou hast created of clay?

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Yine unutma ki bir vakıt Melâikeye Âdem için secde edin demiştik derhal secde ettiler, lâkin İblîs hiç dedi: ben bir çamur halinde yarattığın kimseye secde mi ederim?

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Nous dîmes aux anges : Prosternez-vous devant Adam. Et ils se prosternèrent, Éblis seul excepté. Me prosternerai-je, dit-il, devant celui que tu as créé de limon ?

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En gedenk, toen wij tot de engelen zeiden: Aanbidt Adam, en zij baden hem allen aan, behalve Eblis, die zeide: Zou ik hem aanbidden dien gij van klei hebt geschapen?

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Dicemmo agli angeli: Prostratevi dinanzi ad Adamo. Ed essi si prostrarono tutti, fuori che Eblis. Mi prostrerò, disse, innanzi a colui che tu crei dal fango?

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.