Al-A'raf (The Heights)
Verse 16of 206
قَالَ فَبِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِى لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَٰطَكَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ﴿١٦﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
[Satan] said, "Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
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 them (human beings) on Your straight path.") meaning, as You have sent me astray. Ibn `Abbas said that `Aghwaytani' means, "Misguided me.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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