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."