7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 11
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ صَوَّرْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلٰٓئِكَةِ اسْجُدُوا لِاٰدَمَۗ فَسَجَدُٓوا اِلَّٓا اِبْل۪يسَۜ لَمْ يَكُنْ مِنَ السَّاجِد۪ينَ
Walaqad khalaqnakum thumma sawwarnakumthumma qulna lilmala-ikati osjudoo li-adamafasajadoo illa ibleesa lam yakun mina assajideen
We created you and then formed you and then We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate before Adam,’ and they prostrated – except for Iblis. He was not among those who prostrated.
- Progressive Muslims
And We created you, then We shaped you, then We said to the Angels: "Submit to Adam;" so they submitted except for Satan, he was not of those who submitted.
- Shabbir Ahmed
We created you, then shaped you, then told the angels, "Be of service to Adam! And they agreed to be of service, all but Iblis (Satan). He was not of the subservient.
- Sam Gerrans
And We created you; then We formed you; then said We to the angels: “Submit to Adam,” and they submitted. Not so Iblīs; he was not of those who submit.
- The Monotheist Group
And We created you, then We shaped you, then We said to the angels: "Yield to Adam;" so they yielded except for Satan, he was not of those who yielded.
- Edip-Layth
We created you, We shaped you, and then We said to the controllers: "Submit to Adam;" so they submitted except for Satan, he was not of those who submitted.
- Aisha Bewley
We created you and then formed you and then We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate before Adam,’ and they prostrated – except for Iblis. He was not among those who prostrated.
- Rashad Khalifa
We created you, then we shaped you, then we said to the angels, "Fall prostrate before Adam." They fell prostrate, except Iblees (Satan); he was not with the prostrators.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Verily We created you and gave you form and shape, and ordered the angels to bow before Adam in homage; and they all bowed but Iblis who was not among those who bowed.
- Sahih International
And We have certainly created you, [O Mankind], and given you [human] form. Then We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was not of those who prostrated.
- Muhammad Asad
Yea, indeed, We have created you, and then formed you; and then We said unto the angels, "Prostrate yourselves before Adam!" - whereupon they [all] prostrated themselves, save Iblis: he was not among those who prostrated themselves.
- Marmaduke Pickthall
And We created you, then fashioned you, then told the angels: Fall ye prostrate before Adam! And they fell prostrate, all save Iblis, who was not of those who make prostration.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
And We brought you into being by a special creation, and We fashioned you and gave you form and countenance and made you a determinate exalted being. Then We said to the augels: "Prostrate yourselves to Adam -your archetype- in adoration" and the angels prostrated in comely order, praise and adoration, except Iblis who aspersed with calumny and declined.
- Bijan Moeinian
I created you, then shaped you and then said to the angels, "Fall prostrate before Adam. " They all obeyed and fell prostrate except Satan who disobeyed.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
And surely, We created you (your father Adam) and then gave you shape (the noble shape of a human being); then We told the angels, "Prostrate yourselves to Adam", and they prostrated themselves, except Iblîs (Satan), he refused to be of those who prostrated themselves.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
It is We Who created you and gave you shape; then We bade the angels prostrate to Adam, and they prostrate; not so Iblis; He refused to be of those who prostrate.
- Mustafa Khattab
Surely We created you,[1] then shaped you, then said to the angels, "Prostrate before Adam," so they all did—but not Iblîs,[2] who refused to prostrate with the others.
- Taqi Usmani
We created you, then gave you a shape, then We said to the angels, "Prostrate yourselves before ’Ādam." So, they all prostrated themselves, except Iblīs (Satan). He did not join those who fell prostrate.
- Abdul Haleem
We created you, We gave you shape, and then We said to the angels, ‘Bow down before Adam,’ and they did. But not Iblis: he was not one of those who bowed down.
- Arthur John Arberry
We created you, then We shaped you, then We said to the angels: 'Bow yourselves to Adam'; so they bowed themselves, save Iblis -- he was not of those that bowed themselves.
- E. Henry Palmer
and we created you, then we fashioned you, then we said unto the angels, ' Adore Adam,' and they adored, save Iblis, who was not of those who did adore.
- Hamid S. Aziz
It is We who created you, and then gave you Form (shape), then We said unto the angels, "Prostrate yourselves before Adam (do him obeisance)," and they fell prostrate, except Iblis, who was not of those who make prostration (or have humility).
- Mahmoud Ghali
And indeed We already created you, thereafter We fashioned you, thereafter We said to the Angels, "Prostrate to Adam;" so they prostrated, except Iblîs; he was not of the prostrators.
- George Sale
We created you, and afterwards formed you; and then said unto the angels, worship Adam; and they all worshipped him, except Eblis, who was not one of those who worshipped.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
It is We Who created you and gave you shape; Then We asked the angels to bow down to Adam, and they bowed down, except Satan, he refused to be of those (angels) who bowed down.
- Amatul Rahman Omar
We did determine you, then We gave you shape, then said to the angels, `Make submission to (the Children of) Adam,' so they all submitted. But Iblîs (did not), he would not be of those who submit.
- Ali Quli Qarai
Certainly We created you, then We formed you, then We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate before Adam. ’ So they [all] prostrated, but not Iblis: he was not among those who prostrated.