Surah Al-Isra Ayah 62

قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كَرَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ لَئِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 17:62 says: “[Iblees] said, "Do You see this one whom You have honored above me? If You delay me [i.e., my death] until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely destroy<sup foot_note=196673>1</sup> his descendants, except for a few."”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 17:62 is in Surah Al-Isra, chapter 17 of the Quran.

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