The Quran

سورة صٓ

Surah Sâd 38:76

The Truthful God · Verse 76 of 88

قَالَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْهُ ۖ خَلَقْتَنِي مِنْ نَارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِنْ طِينٍ

Abdul Mannan Omar

(Iblîs) said, `I am better than he. You created me from fire while him You created from clay.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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

Ahmed Ali

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

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Ali Unal

(Iblis) answered: "I am better than him. You have created me from fire and him You have created from clay."

Daryabadi

He said: I am better than he: me Thou hast created of fire, and him Thou hast created of clay.

Faridul Haque

Said Iblis, “I am better than him; You made me from fire, and You have created him from clay!”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

He said: I am better than he; Thou hast created me of fire, and him Thou didst create of dust.

Maulvi Sher Ali

He said, `I am better than he. Thou hast created me of fire and him hast Thou created 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."

Muhammad Musin Khan

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

Muhammad Pickthall

He said: I am better than him. Thou createdst me of fire, whilst him Thou didst create of clay.

Muhammad Sarwar

He said, "I am better than him. You have created me from fire and him out of clay".

Muhammed ali Shakir

He said: I am better than he; Thou hast created me of fire, and him Thou didst create of dust.

Rashad Khalifa

He said, "I am better than he; You created me from fire, and created him from clay."

Shabbir Ahmed

Iblees replied, “I am better than he. You created me of fire while you created him of clay.”