« ንገረኝ ይህ ያ በእኔ ላይ ያበለጥከው ነውን እስከ ትንሣኤ ቀን ድረስ ብታቆየኝ ዘሮቹን ጥቂቶች ሲቀሩ ወደ ስህተት በእርግጥ እስባቸዋለሁ » አለ ፡ ፡
[ Iblis ( Satan ) ] said : " See ? This one whom You have honoured above me , if You give me respite ( keep me alive ) to the Day of Resurrection , I will surely seize and mislead his offspring ( by sending them astray ) all but a few ! "