Quran 2:34 Word by Word & Translations
2:34 Word by Word (2021)
2:34 Arabic
2:34 Transliteration
And when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," [so] they prostrated except Iblees. He refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers.
2:34 Arabic
وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
2:34 Transliteration
Wa-ith qulna lilmala-ikati osjudoo li-adama fasajadoo illa ibleesa aba waistakbara wakana mina alkafireena
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And We said to the angels: "Yield to Adam," so they yielded except for Satan, he refused and became arrogant, and became of the rejecters.
Abdel Haleem
When We told the angels, ‘Bow down before Adam,’ they all bowed. But not Iblis, who refused and was arrogant: he was one of the disobedient
Abdul Hye
And (remember) when We ordered the angels: “Prostrate before Adam,” they all prostrated except Satan; he refused and was proud and was one of the disbelievers.
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And recall what time We said unto the angels: prostrate yourselves before Adam, they prostrated themselves; but not Iblis he refused and was stiff - necked and became of the infidels
Ahmed Ali
Remember, when We asked the angels to bow in homage to Adam, they all bowed but Iblis, who disdained and turned insolent, and so became a disbeliever
Ahmed Hulusi
And when We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam (the manifestation of Names who has come into existence from nonexistence; the Dimension of Names)”; they all prostrated, except for Iblis. He refused out of arrogance – the magnanimity of his ego (he realized his own essential reality comprised the qualities of the Names but failed to realize that the very same reality comprises the essence of all beings other than him) and became of the deniers of the reality.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And recall, when We ordered the angels to prostrate before Adam, then all prostrated save Iblis. He refused, boasted, and became disbeliever.
Aisha Bewley
We said to the angels, ´Prostrate to Adam!´ and they prostrated, with the exception of Iblis. He refused and was arrogant and was one of the kafirun.
Ali Ünal
And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate before Adam!" They all prostrated, but Iblis did not; he refused, and grew arrogant, and displayed himself as an unbeliever
Ali Quli Qara'i
And when We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate before Adam,’ they prostrated, but not Iblis: he refused and acted arrogantly, and he was one of the faithless
Amatul Rahman Omar
And (recall) when We said to the angels, `Make obeisance to Adam.' So they obeyed except Iblis, he refused stubbornly and waxed proud, and he was already one of the disbelievers
Arthur John Arberry
And when We said to the angels, 'Bow yourselves to Adam'; so they bowed themselves, save Iblis; he refused, and waxed proud, and so he became one of the unbelievers
Bakhtiari Nejad
And when We told the angels to be humble toward Adam, they (all) humbled except Iblis (Satan) which refused and was arrogant and became one of the disbelievers.
Bijan Moeinian
And I (God) said to the angles: “Fall prostrate before Adam,” which they did except Satan who refused; he was too arrogant of a disobedient
Bilal Muhammad 2018
And behold, We said to the angels, “Bow down to Adam.” They bowed down, but Lucifer did not. He refused and was bigoted, and he was of those who do not believe
Corpus.Quran
And when We said to the angels Prostrate to Adam [so] they prostrated except Iblis He refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers
Dr. Kamal Omar
And when We said to the angels: “Prostrate (to Me) for Adam.” So they prostrated except Iblis; he refused and (being of the Jinn) exhibited undesirable pride and was of the disbelievers
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And mention when We said to the angels: Prostrate yourselves to Adam! They, then, prostrated themselves but Iblis. He refused and grew arrogant. He had been among the ones who are ungrateful.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And (also recall) when We commanded the angels: ‘Prostrate yourselves before Adam.’ Then they all prostrated themselves to Adam except Iblis (Satan). He refused and showed arrogance, and (consequently) became one of the disbelievers
Dr. Munir Munshey
And when We told the angels to prostrate before Adam, they all fell prostrate except Iblees _ (the Shaitan). He refused and displayed arrogance. He was the disbeliever
Edward Henry Palmer
And when we said to the angels, 'Adore Adam,' they adored him save only Iblis, who refused and was too proud and became one of the misbelievers
Faridul Haque
And (remember) when We ordered the angels to prostrate before Adam, so they all prostrated, except Iblis (Satan - devil); he refused and was proud - and became a disbeliever
Fode Drame
And when We said unto the angels, “Prostrate yourselves for Adam.” So they prostrated themselves except Iblis. He refused and he grew arrogant and was of those who were the disbelievers.
George Sale
And when We said unto the angels, worship Adam; they all worshipped him, except Eblis who refused, and was puffed up with pride, and became of the number of unbelievers
Hamid S. Aziz
And when we said to the angels, "Bow down before Adam," they bowed before him save only Iblis, who refused and was too proud and became one of the disbelievers
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
And when We said to the angels: 'Prostrate (to Me) yourselves towards Adam, ' they all prostrated themselves except iblis (satan, father of the jinn), who, in his pride refused and became an unbeliever
Hilali - Khan
And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves before Adam.". And they prostrated except Iblees (Satan), he refused and was proud and was one of the disbelievers (disobedient to Allah)
Irving/Hegab
So We (Allah (God)) told the angels: "Bow down on your knees before Adam." They [all] knelt down except for Diabolis. He (Diabolis) refused and acted proudly, and became a disbeliever.
John Medows Rodwell
And when we said to the angels, "Bow down and worship Adam," then worshipped they all, save Eblis. He refused and swelled with pride, and became one of the unbelievers
Linda "iLham" Barto
We said to the angels, “Bow down to Adam,” and they bowed, except Iblis [Satan]. He refused and was haughty, and became one of those who rejected faith.
Maududi
Then We commanded the angels, "Bow yourselves to Adam. "All bowed but Iblis refused to do so; he waxed proud and joined the defiers
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And when We said to the angels, Be submissive to Adam, they submitted, but Iblis (did not). He refused and was proud, and he was one of the disbelievers
Mir Aneesuddin
And when We (Allah) said to the angels, "Bow down before Adam," they bowed own except Iblis*, he refused and considered himself great and (thus) became one of the infidels. * The devil associated with Adam.
Mohammad Shafi
And when We asked the angels to prostrate before Adam, prostrated they all except for Iblees. He (Iblees) refused and was proud and became one of the suppressors of Truth
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And when We said to the angels: "Prostrate to Adam." So they prostrated except Satan , he refused/hated and became arrogant, and he was from the disbelievers
Muhammad Asad
And when We told the angels, "Prostrate yourselves before Adam!" -they all prostrated themselves, save Iblis, who refused and gloried in his arrogance: and thus he became one of those who deny the truth
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And (remember) as We said to the Angels, "Prostrate (yourselves) to Adam", so they prostrated (themselves) except Iblis: He refused and waxed proud, and he was (one) of the disbelievers
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
And when We said unto the angels: Prostrate yourselves before Adam, they fell prostrate, all save Iblis. He demurred through pride, and so became a disbeliever
Muhammad Sarwar
When We told the angels to prostrate before Adam, they all obeyed except Iblis (Satan) who abstained out of pride and so he became one of those who deny the truth
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
And when We said to the angels: .Prostrate yourselves before ‘Adam!. So, they prostrated themselves, all but Iblis (Satan). He refused, and became one of the infidels
Munir Mezyed
Behold! We said unto the ‘Angels’: "Prostrate yourselves before ‘Adam’!" They all prostrated themselves except for ‘Iblīs’ (‘Satan’), who refused and displayed an arrogant attitude: Thus, he was given to excessive indulgence in disobedience.
MunirMezyed2023
Behold! We said to the Angels: ‘Prostrate yourselves before Adam!’ They all prostrated themselves except for Iblīs- (Satan)-, who refused (to prostrate) and displayed an arrogant attitude: There he proved himself to be a fierce enemy of Man.
Musharraf Hussain
Then We commanded the Angels to prostrate to Adam, they all prostrated except Iblis, Satan; he disobeyed, acted arrogantly and was ungrateful
Mustafa Khattab 2018
And ˹remember˺ when We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam,” so they all did—but not Iblîs, who refused and acted arrogantly, becoming unfaithful.
Mustaqim
And when We said to the angels: "Prostrate before Adam", they prostrated except for Iblis (the devil); he refused, was arrogant and rejected (the truth).
N J Dawood 2014
And when We said to the angels: ‘Prostrate yourselves before Adam,‘ they all prostrated themselves except Satan, who in his pride refused and became an unbeliever
Rashad Khalifa
When we said to the angels, "Fall prostrate before Adam," they fell prostrate, except Satan; he refused, was too arrogant, and a disbeliever.
Safi Kaskas
When We told the angels, "Bow down to Adam," they all bowed down, except for Iblis, who refused out of arrogance. He was one who rejected the truth.
Samy Mahdy
And when We said to the angels, “Prostrate for Adam.” So, they prostrated except for Iblis. He refused, arrogated, and was among the infidels.
Shabbir Ahmed
And when We said to the angels, "Humble yourselves and be subservient to Adam (the humankind) - They instantly humbled themselves except Iblis (Satan) who refused through pride, and so became a rejecter of the Divine Command
Shakir
And when We said to the angels: Make obeisance to Adam they did obeisance, but Iblis (did it not). He refused and he was proud, and he was one of the unbelievers
Sher Ali
And remember the time when WE said to the angels `Submit to ADAM,' and they all submitted. But Iblis did not. He refused and deem himself too big; and he was of the disbelievers
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Bow down to Adam:" And they bowed down: Except Satan, he refused and was haughty he was of those who reject Faith
T.B.Irving
So We told the angels: "Bow down on your knees before Adam." They [all] knelt down except for Diabolis. He refused and acted proudly, and became a disbeliever.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And when We said to the angels, “Prostrate yourselves before Adam,” they all did, except Iblis. He refused, was arrogant, and became one of the ungrateful.
Talal Itani (2012)
And We said to the angels, 'Bow down to Adam.' They bowed down, except for Satan. He refused, was arrogant, and was one of the disbelievers
The Study Quran
And when We said to the angels, “Prostrate unto Adam,” they prostrated, save Iblis. He refused and waxed arrogant, and was among the disbelievers
The Wise Quran
And when We said to the angels, 'Prostrate to Adam,' so they prostrated except Iblis. He refused and was proud and was of the disbelievers.
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate before Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers
Wahiduddin Khan
When We said to the angels, Bow down before Adam, they all bowed except for Iblis [Satan]. He refused and acted proudly and became an unbeliever
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And behold, We said to the angels: "Bow down to Adam" and they bowed down. Not so Iblis: he refused and was haughty: He was of those who reject Faith