سورة الاٴعرَاف
Surah Al-A‘râf 7:14
The Elevated Places · Verse 14 of 206
قَالَ أَنْظِرْنِي إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
He (- Iblîs, in impertinent defiance) said, `Grant me respite till the day when they are raised up again.´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
He said: "Give me respite till the day they are raised up."
Ahmed Ali
"Grant me respite," said he, "till the raising of the dead."
12 more translations
Ali Unal
(Iblis) said: "Grant me respite till the Day when they are raised from the dead."
Daryabadi
He said: respite me till the Day they shall be raised up.
Faridul Haque
He said, "Give me respite till the day when people will be resurrected."
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He said: Respite me till the day when they are raised.
Maulvi Sher Ali
He said, `Respite me till the day when they will be raised up.'
Muhammad Asad
Said [Iblis]: "Grant me a respite till the Day when all shall be raised from the dead."
Muhammad Musin Khan
(Iblis) said: "Allow me respite till the Day they are raised up (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)."
Muhammad Pickthall
He said: Reprieve me till the day when they are raised (from the dead).
Muhammad Sarwar
Satan asked the Lord to give him respite (keep him alive) until the Day of Resurrection.
Muhammed ali Shakir
He said: Respite me until the day when they are raised up.
Rashad Khalifa
He said, "Grant me a respite, until the Day of Resurrection."
Shabbir Ahmed
He (Iblees) said, "Give me respite till the Day they are raised up.”
Commentary 7:14 The “raising” يُبْعَثُونَalso refers to the spiritual resurrection of the people when the Prophets of Allâh come with their messages. Iblîsîyyat can lead…
قَالَ أَنظِرْنِي إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ
7:14 The “raising” يُبْعَثُونَalso refers to the spiritual resurrection of the people when the Prophets of Allâh come with their messages. Iblîsîyyat can lead a human being astray only as long as he is not spiritually resurrected. This is a similar spiritual stage to the one mentioned in 17:65.