Quran 17:61

Surah Al-Isra, Verse 61

Verse 61 of 111 in Surah Al-Isra (الإسراء), chapter 17 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ قَالَ ءَأَسْجُدُ لِمَنْ خَلَقْتَ طِينًا

EnglishSaheeh International
And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He said, "Should I prostrate to one You created from clay?"
TamilJan Trust Foundation
இன்னும், (நினைவு கூர்வீராக!) நாம் மலக்குகளிடம் "ஆதமுக்கு நீங்கள் ஸுஜூது செய்யுங்கள்" என்று கூறிய போது, இப்லீஸை தவிர அவர்கள் ஸுஜூது செய்தார்கள்; அவனோ "களி மண்ணால் நீ படைத்தவருக்கா நான் ஸுஜூது செய்ய வேண்டும்?" என்று கூறினான்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
තවද නුඹලා ආදම්ට සුජූද් කරනු යැයි අපි මලක්වරුන්ට පැවසූ අවස්ථාව සිහිපත් කරනු. එවිට ඉබ්ලීස් හැර (සෙසු අය) සුජූද් කළෝ ය. නුඹ මැටියෙන් මැවූ අයට මම සුජූද් කළ යුතු දැ? යි ඔහු(ඉබ්ලීස්) විමසුවේ ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
جب ہم نے فرشتوں کو حکم دیا کہ آدم کو سجده کرو تو ابلیس کے سوا سب نے کیا، اس نے کہا کہ کیا میں اسے سجده کروں جسے تو نے مٹی سے پیدا کیا ہے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
われが天使たちに,「アーダムにサジダしなさい。」と告げた時を思え。その時イブリース以外はサジダした。かれは言った。「あなたが泥で創られた者に,どうしてサジダしましょうか。」と言った。
ChineseMa Jian
当时我曾对众天神说:你们应当向阿丹叩头。他们就向他叩头,但易卜劣厮除外。他说:你用泥土造成的,我怎能向他叩头呢!

Tafsir of 17:61

The Story of Adam and Iblis Allah mentions here the enmity of Iblis, may the curse of Allah be upon him and his progeny. This is an ancient hatred, dating from the time that Allah created Adam, when He commanded the angels to prostrate to Adam, and all of them prostrated except Iblis, who was too arrogant and he haughtily refused to prostrate to him. He said in a tone indicating contempt: قَالَ أَءَسْجُدُ لِمَنْ خَلَقْتَ طِينًا (He said: "Shall I prostrate myself to one whom You created from clay") According to another Ayah, he said: أَنَاْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ (I am better than he.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 17:61 — Surah Al-Isra Verse 61