سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 75
قَالَ يَـٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَىَّ ۖ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْعَالِينَ ﴿75﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(Allâh) said: "O Iblîs (Satan)! What prevents you from prostrating yourself to one whom I have created with Both My Hands. Are you too proud (to fall prostrate to Adam) or are you one of the high exalted?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
يَـٰٓإِبْلِيسُ
yāib'līsu
O Iblis
مَا
mā
What
مَنَعَكَ
manaʿaka
prevented you
أَن
an
that
تَسْجُدَ
tasjuda
you (should) prostrate
لِمَا
limā
to (one) whom
خَلَقْتُ
khalaqtu
I created
بِيَدَىَّ ۖ
biyadayya
with My Hands
أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ
astakbarta
Are you arrogant
أَمْ
am
or
كُنتَ
kunta
are you
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْعَالِينَ
l-ʿālīna
the exalted ones
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
75. 1. This too is stated to express the honor and greatness of man, otherwise, the Creator of everything is Allah alone.
