[15:32]
He said: O Iblis! What aileth thee that thou art
not among the prostrate ?
[15:33]
He said: I am not one to prostrate myself unto a
mortal whom Thou hast created out of potter’s clay of black mud altered!
[15:34]
He said: Then go thou forth from hence, for lo! thou art outcast.
[15:35]
And lo! the curse shall
be upon thee till the Day of Judgment.
[15:36]
He said: My Lord! Reprieve me till the day when
they are raised.
[15:37]
He said: Then lo! thou
art of those reprieved
[15:38]
Till the Day of appointed
time.
[15:39]
He said: My Lord! Because Thou hast sent me
astray, I verily shall adorn the path of error for them in the earth, and shall
mislead them every one,
[15:40]
Save such of them as are Thy perfectly devoted
slaves.
[15:41]
He said: This is a right course incumbent upon Me:
[15:42]
Lo! as for My slaves,
thou hast no power over any of them save such of the froward as follow thee,
[15:43]
And lo! for all such,
hell will be the promised place.
[15:44]
It hath seven gates, and each gate hath an
appointed portion.
[15:45]
Lo! those who ward off
(evil) are among gardens and watersprings.
[15:46]
(And it is said unto them): Enter them in peace,
secure.
[15:47]
And We remove whatever
rancour may be in their breasts. As brethren, face to face, (they rest) on
couches raised.
[15:48]
Toil cometh not unto them there, nor will they be expelled from
thence.
[15:49]
Announce, (O Muhammad) unto My
slaves that verily I am the Forgiving, the Merciful,
[15:50]
And that My doom is the
dolorous doom.
[15:51]
And tell them of Abraham’s guests,