Verse 38:85 in Context
Translator
Abdel Haleem
81
إِلَىٰ یَوۡمِ ٱلۡوَقۡتِ ٱلۡمَعۡلُومِ ٨١
ilā yawmi l-waqti l-maʿlūm
till the Appointed Day.’
82
قَالَ فَبِعِزَّتِكَ لَأُغۡوِیَنَّهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِینَ ٨٢
qāla fabiʿizzatika la-ugh'wiyannahum ajmaʿīn
Iblis said, ‘I swear by Your might! I will tempt al
83
إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنۡهُمُ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِینَ ٨٣
illā ʿibādaka min'humu l-mukh'laṣīn
but Your true servants.’
84
قَالَ فَٱلۡحَقُّ وَٱلۡحَقَّ أَقُولُ ٨٤
qāla fal-ḥaqu wal-ḥaqa aqūl
God said, ‘This is the truth- I speak only the truth
85
لَأَمۡلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنكَ وَمِمَّن تَبِعَكَ مِنۡهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِینَ ٨٥
la-amla-anna jahannama minka wamimman tabiʿaka min'hum ajmaʿīn
I will fill Hell with you and all those that follow you.’
86
قُلۡ مَاۤ أَسۡءَلُكُمۡ عَلَیۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرࣲ وَمَاۤ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلۡمُتَكَلِّفِینَ ٨٦
qul mā asalukum ʿalayhi min ajrin wamā anā mina l-mutakalifīn
[Prophet], say, ‘I ask no reward from you for this, nor do I claim to be what I am not
87
إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرࣱ لِّلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ٨٧
in huwa illā dhik'run lil'ʿālamīn
this is only a warning for all people
88
وَلَتَعۡلَمُنَّ نَبَأَهُۥ بَعۡدَ حِینِۭ ٨٨
walataʿlamunna naba-ahu baʿda ḥīni
In time you will certainly come to know its truth.’
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