12. Qala ma manaAAaka alla
tasjuda ith amartuka qala ana khayrun minhu
khalaqtanee min narin wakhalaqtahu min teenin
Translation
12. (Allâh) said: "What prevented you (O Iblîs) that you did not prostrate, when I commanded you?" Iblîs said: "I am better than him (Adam), You created me from fire, and him You created from clay."