وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطٗا ٤
And that our foolish one [i.e., Iblees]1 has been saying about Allāh an excessive transgression.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 A plural form may also be understood, i.e., "the foolish ones among us."
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَأَنَّهُۥAnd that hewa-annahu
- كَانَused tokāna
- يَقُولُspeak yaqūlu
- سَفِيهُنَاthe foolish among ussafīhunā
- عَلَىagainstʿalā
- ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
- شَطَطٗاan excessive transgressionshaṭaṭan
Tafsir
And that Iblis made an errant statement about Allah by attributing a wife and child to Him, may He be glorified.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran