[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,