The Cow 2:34

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Arabic English Morphology
وَإِذْ wa-idh
And when Noun
قُلْنَا qul'nā
We said V
to the angels Noun
Prostrate V
to Adam Noun
[so] they prostrated V
except Prep
Iblis Noun
He refused V
and was arrogant V
وَكَانَ wakāna
and became V
مِنَ mina
of Prep
the disbelievers Noun

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

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا لِلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةِ ٱسۡجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوۤا۟ إِلَّاۤ إِبۡلِیسَ أَبَىٰ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ ۝٣٤

wa-idh qul'nā lil'malāikati us'judū liādama fasajadū illā ib'līsa abā wa-is'takbara wakāna mina l-kāfirīn