إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ مَعَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)illaa ibleesa abaa an yakoona ma'a s-saajideen
DIN 31635ʾillā ʾiblīsa ʾabā ʾan yakūna maʿa s-sāǧidīna
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Except for Satan. He refused to be among those who prostrated themselves.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
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Save Iblis. He refused to be among the prostrate
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
save Iblis, who refused to be among those who adored
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Save Eblis: he refused to be with those who bowed in worship
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
except Eblis, who refused to be with those who worshipped him
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
përveç Iblisit, i cili nuk pranoi të ishte prej atyre që bënë sexhde.
ইবলীস ছাড়া।(৭) সে সাজদাহকারীদের অন্তর্ভুক্ত হতে অস্বীকার করলো।
osim Iblisa; on se nije htio s njima pokloniti.
osim Iblisa; on se nije htio s njima pokloniti.
si wonaa ibliisa, o salii tawdeede e sujjooɓe ɓen.
გარდა იბლისისა, (რომელმაც) უარი თქვა, რომ ყოფილიყო მუხლმოყრილებთან ერთად. [ეურჩა ალლაჰს]
außer Iblis; er weigerte sich, unter den Sich-Niederwerfenden zu sein.
εκτός από τον Ιμπλίς (-τον Σατανά- που ήταν τζινν και όχι Άγγελος), αρνήθηκε να είναι μαζί μ' εκείνους (τους Αγγέλους) που έπεσαν σε Σιτζούντ στάση (με το μέτωπο στο έδαφος).
सिवाय इबलीस के। उसने सजदा करने वालों के साथ शामिल होने से इनकार कर दिया।
tranne Iblīs, che rifiutò di essere tra i prosternati.
31. Išskyrus Iblis (Šėtoną) – jis atsisakė būti tarp sukniubusiųjų.
Ibliis malee inni warra sujuuda bu’an wajji ta’uu dide.
кроме Иблиса: он отказался быть с теми, которые преклонились ниц.
осим Сотоне; он је одбио да се поклони.
Isipokuwa Iblisi. Yeye alikataa kuwa pamoja na waliosujudu.
utom Iblīs; han vägrade att vara bland de som föll ned.
Bundan bir tek İblis müstesnaydı. O, secde edenlerle birlikte olmaktan kaçındı.
مگر ابلیس کے۔ کہ اس نے سجده کرنے والوں میں شمولیت کرنے سے (صاف) انکار کر دیا.
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فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُۥ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِى فَقَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ سَٰجِدِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'idhaa sawwaytuhu wanafakhtu feehi min roohee faqa'oo lahu saajideen
DIN 31635faʾiḏā sawwaytuhu wanafaḫtu fīhi min rūḥī faqaʿū lahu sāǧidīna
"When I have formed him, and breathed into him of My spirit, fall down prostrating before him."
So, when I have made him and have breathed into him of My Spirit, do ye fall down, prostrating yourselves unto him
And when I have fashioned it, and breathed into it of my spirit, then fall ye down before it adoring
And when I shall have fashioned him and breathed of my spirit into him, then fall ye down and worship him
when therefore I shall have completely formed him, and shall have breathed of my spirit into him; do ye fall down and worship him
فَسَجَدَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fasajada l-malaa'ikatu kulluhum ajma'oon
DIN 31635fasaǧada l-malāʾikatu kulluhum ʾaǧmaʿūna
So the angels prostrated themselves, all together.
So the angels fell prostrate, all of them together
And the angels adored all of them together
And the Angels bowed down in worship, all of them, all together
And all the angels worshipped Adam together
15:31 — the verse above
قَالَ يَٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا لَكَ أَلَّا تَكُونَ مَعَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala yaa ibleesu maa laka allaa takoona ma'a s-saajideen
DIN 31635qāla yā ʾiblīsu mā laka ʾallā takūna maʿa s-sāǧidīna
The translators word this verse differently
He said, "O Satan, what kept you from being among those who prostrated themselves?"
He said: O Iblis! What aileth thee that thou art not among the prostrate
He said, 'O Iblis! what ails thee that thou art not among those who adore
O Eblis," said God, "wherefore art thou not with those who bow down in worship
And God said unto him, O Eblis, what hindered thee from being with those who worshipped Adam
قَالَ لَمْ أَكُن لِّأَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن صَلْصَٰلٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala lam akun li'asjuda libasharin khalaqtahu min salsaalin min hama'in masnoon
DIN 31635qāla lam ʾakun liʾasǧuda libašarin ḫalaqtahu min ṣalṣālin min ḥamaʾin masnūnin
The translators word this verse differently
He said, "I am not about to prostrate myself before a human being, whom You created from clay, from molded mud."
He said: I am not one to prostrate myself unto a mortal whom Thou hast created out of potter's clay of black mud altered
Said he, 'I would not adore a mortal whom Thou hast created from crackling clay of black mud wrought into form
He said, "It beseemeth not me to bow in worship to man whom thou hast created of clay, of moulded loam
He answered, it is not fit that I should worship man, whom thou hast created of dried clay, of black mud, wrought into shape
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إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ أَن يَكُونَ مَعَ السَّاجِدِينَ
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