سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 62
قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كَرَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ لَئِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ﴿62﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
[Iblîs (Satan)] said: "See this one whom You have honoured above me, if You give me respite (keep me alive) to the Day of Resurrection, I will surely seize and mislead his offspring (by sending them astray) all but a few!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
أَرَءَيْتَكَ
ara-aytaka
Do You see
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
whom
كَرَّمْتَ
karramta
You have honored
عَلَىَّ
ʿalayya
above me
لَئِنْ
la-in
If
أَخَّرْتَنِ
akhartani
You give me respite
إِلَىٰ
ilā
till
يَوْمِ
yawmi
(the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ
la-aḥtanikanna
I will surely destroy
ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ
dhurriyyatahu
his offspring
إِلَّا
illā
except
قَلِيلًۭا
qalīlan
a few
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62. Then he said, "Do You see this one whom You have honored above me [78]? If You give me respite until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely bring his descendants under my sway, except for a few [79]."
[78] The story of Adam and Iblis has already been mentioned in Surah Al-Baqarah, verses 30 to 39, Surah Al-An'am, verses 11 to 25, and Surah Al-Hijr, verses 26 to 42. The footnotes of those verses should also be taken into consideration.
[79]
The Claim of Iblis to Gain Control Over Adam:
"Ihtanak al-faras" means to put a rope or bridle in the mouth of a horse, and "al-muhannak" refers to a person who has become experienced through the trials of time (Munjid). Thus, "ihtanak" means to gain control over someone through intellect and experience, and the claim of Satan was that Adam is well known to him and that he can gain complete control over him and his progeny.
[78] The story of Adam and Iblis has already been mentioned in Surah Al-Baqarah, verses 30 to 39, Surah Al-An'am, verses 11 to 25, and Surah Al-Hijr, verses 26 to 42. The footnotes of those verses should also be taken into consideration.
[79]
The Claim of Iblis to Gain Control Over Adam:
"Ihtanak al-faras" means to put a rope or bridle in the mouth of a horse, and "al-muhannak" refers to a person who has become experienced through the trials of time (Munjid). Thus, "ihtanak" means to gain control over someone through intellect and experience, and the claim of Satan was that Adam is well known to him and that he can gain complete control over him and his progeny.
