Surah Al Hijr Tafseer

The Threat of Iblis to tempt Mankind, and Allah's Promise of Hell for him

Allah informed about the rebellion and arrogance of Iblis,

قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَأ أَغْوَيْتَنِي

(Iblis) said:"O my Lord! Because You misled me,

i.e., because You misled me and misguided me.

لاأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ

I shall indeed adorn the path of error for them,

meaning, for the progeny of Adam.

فِي الَارْضِ

on the earth,

meaning - I will make sin dear to them, and will encourage, provoke and harass them to commit sin.

وَلاُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

and I shall mislead them all.

meaning - just as You have misled me and have ordained that for me.

إِلاَّ عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ