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Surah Al-Hijr — 15:39

قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِى لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Qaala Rabbi bimaaa aghwaitanee la uzayyinaana lahum fil ardi wa la ughwiyan nahum ajma'een

On powiedział: "Panie mój! za to, iż sprowadziłeś mnie z drogi, ja będę im upiększał to, co jest na ziemi, i z pewnością wszystkich sprowadzę z drogi,

He said, "My Lord, because you have led me astray, I will make things on earth seem alluring to them, and I will lead them all astray,

Reflection

One verb carries both halves of the sentence: Iblis names his own straying with aghwaytanī and then promises to do the same to humanity with la-ughwiyannahum. The charge is laid upward first, and the programme follows from it as though it were a consequence. He also names his field, the earth, and describes his method as making things there look attractive, claiming no power to force anyone.

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