Al-Hijr 15:36 · The Rock · Arabic, translation, recitation

Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"Iblis said, ‘My Lord, give me respite until the Day when they are raised from the dead.’"

Pickthall (classic)+

"He said: My Lord! Reprieve me till the day when they are raised."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"(Iblis) said: "O my Lord! give me then respite till the Day the (dead) are raised.""

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

The Expulsion of Iblis from Jannah, and His Reprieve until the Day of Resurrection

Allah tells us how He issued an unconditional command to Iblis to leave the position he held among the highest of heights. He told him that he was an outcast, i.e., cursed, and that he would be followed by a curse that would hound him until the Day of Resurrection. It was reported that Sa`id bin Jubayr said: "When Allah cursed Iblis, his image into something different from that of the angels, and he made a sound like a bell. Every bell that rings on this earth until the Day of Resurrection is part of that. This was reported by Ibn Abi Hatim.

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

Всевышний сообщил, что абсолютно все ангелы поклонились Адаму. Никто из них не воспротивился Его воле. Они возвеличили Его и оказали почесть прародителю человечества. И только Иблис отказался поклониться Адаму, что стало первым проявлением его враждебного отношению к людям. Он надменно отказался повиноваться Аллаху, открыто выразил свою враждебность к Адаму и его потомкам, презрительно отозвался о происхождении человека и решил, что он превосходит его. В наказание за его высокомерие и неблагодарность Аллах изгнал его из высшего сонма и нарек изгнанником. Иблис лишился всего благого и заслужил проклятие вплоть до Судного дня. Под проклятием подразумевается унижение, порицание и отлучение от милости Аллаха. Эти и другие, похожие аяты свидетельствуют о том, что Иблис навсегда останется неверующим и будет лишен всего доброго и прекрасного.

Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

The Command to Prostrate was Given to Angels - Iblis was to Follow Suit

Addressing Iblis in Surah Al-A` raf, it was said: مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلَّا تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْ‌تُكَ (What stopped you from prostrating when I ordered you? - 7:12). This shows that the command to prostrate was given, along with the angels, to Iblis as well. However, the verses you have gone through a little earlier apparently give the sense that the command was particular to the an-gels. This could mean that the command was originally given to the angels but, as Iblis too was present among the angels, therefore, he too was covered by this command as a corollary - because, when the command went forth for the most august creation of Allah Ta’ ala, that is, the an-gels, that they pay their homage to Sayyidna 'Adam (علیہ السلام) ، it was obvious that any other creation was bound to follow suit under this command. It was for this reason that Iblis did not respond by saying that he was never asked to prostrate to begin with, so he could not be charged with the crime of non-compliance of the order. Perhaps, the words of the Qur’ an here: ' أَبَىٰ أَن يَكُونَ مَعَ السَّاجِدِينَ ' (He refused to be among those who prostrated - 30) may contain a hint in that direction. Rather than say: أَبَىٰ أَن یَّسجُدَ 1 that is, 'he refused to prostrate', what was actually said was: ' أَبَىٰ أَن يَكُونَ مَعَ السَّاجِدِينَ ' he refused to be among those who prostrated. This indicates that the main prostraters were after all the angels but Iblis too, being present with them, was reason-bound to join the prostrating an-gels. So, the Divine wrath was against his failure to join.