قَالَ
فَبِمَآ
أَغۡوَيۡتَنِي
لَأَقۡعُدَنَّ
لَهُمۡ
صِرَٰطَكَ
ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ
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He said: Now, because Thou hast sent me astray, verily I shall lurk in ambush for them on Thy Right Path.
— M. Pickthall
[Satan] said, "Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them [i.e., mankind] on Your straight path.
— Saheeh International
He said: "Because thou hast thrown me out of the way, lo! I will lie in wait for them on thy straight way:
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ
(till the Day they are raised up (resurrected)) and Iblis was sure that he got what he wanted, he went on in defiance and rebellion. He said,
فَبِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِى لأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
("Because You have `Aghwaytani', surely, I will sit in wait against th
…إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ
(till the Day they are raised up (resurrected)) and Iblis was sure that he got what he wanted, he went on in defiance and rebe
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