Quran 38:76 — Saad, verse 76
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Iblis said, ‘I am better than him: You made me from fire, and him from clay.’
قَالَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْهُ ۖ خَلَقْتَنِي مِنْ نَارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِنْ طِينٍ
qāla anā khayrun min'hu khalaqtanī min nārin wakhalaqtahu min ṭīnin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Said he, 'I am better than he; Thou createdst me of fire, and him Thou createdst of clay.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Answered [Iblis]: “I am better than he: Thou hast created me out of fire, whereas him Thou hast created out of clay.”
- Sahih International
- He said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | أَنَا۠anā | I am | — |
| 3 | خَيْرٌۭkhayrun | better | خير |
| 4 | مِّنْهُ ۖmin'hu | than him | — |
| 5 | خَلَقْتَنِىkhalaqtanī | You created me | خلق |
| 6 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 7 | نَّارٍۢnārin | fire | نور |
| 8 | وَخَلَقْتَهُۥwakhalaqtahu | and You created him | خلق |
| 9 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 10 | طِينٍۢṭīnin | clay | طين |