He said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire (38:76)

﴿قَالَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ ۖ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ﴾
[ ص: 76]

38:76 He said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."

Iblis said: “I am better than Adam.
You created me from fire and you created him from clay.
And fire is a more noble substance than clay”.

[Iblis (Satan)] said: "I am better than he, You created me from fire, and You created him from clay."

phonetic Transliteration

Qala ana khayrun minhu khalaqtanee min narin wakhalaqtahu min teenin

Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Translation

(Iblis) said: "I am better than he: thou createdst me from fire, and him thou createdst from clay."

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

[Iblis] said: "I am better than he. You created me from fire, and You created him from clay."

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