Surah 38 · verse 73

Sad 38:73

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فَسَجَدَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ

fa-sajada al-mala'ikatu kulluhum ajma'un

So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely.

Saheeh International translation

Context in the surah

Verse 70

إِن يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ إِلَّا أَنَّمَا أَنَا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

It has not been revealed to me except that I am a clear warner."

Verse 71

إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي خَالِقٌ بَشَرًا مِّن طِينٍ

[So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay.

Verse 72

فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِي فَقَعُوا لَهُ سَاجِدِينَ

So when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration."

Verse 73

فَسَجَدَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ

So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely.

Verse 74

إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ اسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ

Except Iblees; he was arrogant and became among the disbelievers.

Verse 75

قَالَ يَا إِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَيَّ ۖ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ الْعَالِينَ

[Allah] said, "O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands? Were you arrogant [then], or were you [already] among the haughty?"

Verse 76

قَالَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ ۖ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ

He said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."