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قَالَ فَبِمَآ أَغۡوَيۡتَنِي لَأَقۡعُدَنَّ لَهُمۡ صِرَٰطَكَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ
Qaala fabimaaa aghway tanee la aq'udanna lahum Siraatakal Mustaqeem
He said: "Because thou hast thrown me out of the way, lo! I will lie in wait for them on thy straight way:
— Al-A'raf (ٱلْأَعْرَاف), 7:16
قَالَ فَبِمَآ أَغۡوَيۡتَنِي لَأَقۡعُدَنَّ لَهُمۡ صِرَٰطَكَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَTransliteration: Qaala fabimaaa aghway tanee la aq'udanna lahum Siraatakal Mustaqeem
Translation (Yusuf Ali): He said: "Because thou hast thrown me out of the way, lo! I will lie in wait for them on thy straight way:
This is verse 16 of Surah Al-A'raf (ٱلْأَعْرَاف, meaning "The Heights"), the 7th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 206 total verses.
This verse is referenced in the following Quranic topics: Satan - Iblis.