إِنَّ
عِبَادِي
لَيۡسَ
لَكَ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
سُلۡطَٰنٌ
إِلَّا
مَنِ
ٱتَّبَعَكَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡغَاوِينَ
٤٢
you will certainly have no authority over My servants, except the deviant who follow you,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Indeed, My servants - no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators.
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Threat of Iblis to tempt Mankind, and Allah's Promise of Hell for him
Allah informed about the rebellion and arrogance of Iblis, in that he said to the Lord:
بِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِى
(Because You misled me,) i.e., because You misled me and misguided me.
لأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ
(I shall indeed adorn the path
…The Threat of Iblis to tempt Mankind, and Allah's Promise of Hell for him
Allah informed about the rebellion and arrogance of Iblis, in that he said to
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