The Holy Quran 7:16 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

قَالَ فَبِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِى لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَٰطَكَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ

Translation

He (Iblees) said, "I swear that because You have sent me astray I will definitely waylay (wait in ambush for) them (mankind) on Your straight path (Islaam)." (I shall do everything to stop them from Islaam.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Iblis’s enmity towards man: that is, like highway robbers I will plunder the faith of those because of whom I have had to see this evil day.

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