Quran 7:16

Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 16

Verse 16 of 206 in Surah Al-A'raf (الأعراف), chapter 7 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

قَالَ فَبِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِى لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَٰطَكَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ

EnglishSaheeh International
[Satan] said, "Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them [i.e., mankind] on Your straight path.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
(அதற்கு இப்லீஸ்) "நீ என்னை வழி கெட்டவனாக (வெளியேற்றி) விட்டதன் காரணத்தால், (ஆதமுடைய சந்ததியரான) அவர்கள் உன்னுடைய நேரான பாதையில் (செல்லாது தடுப்பதற்காக அவ்வழியில்) உட்கார்ந்து கொள்வேன்" என்று கூறினான்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
‘නුඹ මා නොමඟ යන්නට ඉඩ හැරිය බැවින් නිසැකව ම මම ද නුඹගේ ඍජු මාර්ගය ඔවුනට හරස් කර වාඩි වෙමි’ යැයි ඔහු පැවසී ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
اس نے کہا بسبب اس کے کہ آپ نے مجھ کو گمراه کیا ہے میں قسم کھاتا ہوں کہ میں ان کے لئے آپ کی سیدھی راه پر بیٹھوں گا۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
悪魔は答えた。「あなたがわたしを惑わされたので,わたしはあなたの正しい道の上で,人々を待ち伏せるであろう。
ChineseMa Jian
他说:由于你使我迷误,我必定在你的正路上伺候他们。

Tafsir of 7:16

إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ (till the Day they are raised up (resurrected)) and Iblis was sure that he got what he wanted, he went on in defiance and rebellion. He said, فَبِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِى لأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ("Because You have `Aghwaytani', surely, I will sit in wait against them (human beings) on Your straight path.") meaning, as You have sent me astray. Ibn `Abbas said that `Aghwaytani' means, "Misguided me." Others said, "As You caused my ruin, I will sit in wait for Your servants whom You will create from the offspring of the one you expelled me for." He went on, صِرَطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ (Your straight path), the path of truth and the way of safety. I (Iblis) will misguide them from this path so that they do not worship You Alone, because You sent me astray. Mujahid said that the `straight path', refers to the truth.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 7:16 — Surah Al-A'raf Verse 16