Said Allah, What prevented you, that you did not prostrate when I commanded you?

Said He, 'What prevented thee to bow thyself, when I commanded thee?'

Allah said what prevented thee, that thou shouldst not prostrate thyself, when I bade thee?

(Allah) said What prevented you (O Iblis) that you did not prostrate, when I commanded you?

He said, What prevented you from bowing down when I have commanded you?

Allah said 'What prevented you from prostrating, when I commanded you to do so?'

He said What hindered thee that thou didst not fall prostrate when I bade thee?

Allah said, What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?

God asked, What made you disobey Me?

He said What hindered you so that you did not prostrate when I commanded you?

God asked, What prevented you from prostrating yourself when I commanded you to?

(Allah) said What prevented thee from prostrating when I commanded thee?

What stopped you when you saw them going astray

What held thee back when thou didst see them gone astray,

What kept you, when you saw them going astray,

But (Moses) said O Aaron, when you saw that they had gone astray, what hindered you

Said Moosa, O Haroon what prevented you when you saw them going astray?

Moses said, 'What prevented thee, Aaron, when thou sawest them in error,

Musa said O Harun! what prevented thee, when thou sawest them going astray.

He said, O Aaron, what prevented you, when you saw them going astray.

(After rebuking his people) Moses turned to Aaron and said Aaron! What prevented you, when you saw them going astray,

He (Moses) said to Aaron 'When you saw them in error, what prevented you,

Moses said, O Aaron, what prevented you, when you saw them going astray,

Then Moses asked Aaron, What made you not follow me when you saw them in error?

(Musa) said O Haroun! what prevented you, when you saw them going astray,

Moses said to Aaron, What prevented you, when you saw that they had gone astray,

(Moses) said O Aaron! what kept thee back, when thou sawest them going wrong,

What prevented you from prostrating before one whom I have created with My hands ?

What prevents you from prostrating yourself to one whom I have created with Both My Hands.

What hindereth thee from falling prostrate before that which I have created with both My hands?

What keeps you from prostrating before that which I have created with My own two hands?

What prevents thee from prostrating thyself to one whom I have created with my hands? Art thou haughty?

The rain prevented me from coming.

Said He, What prevented you from prostrating, when I commanded you? I am better than him, he said.

He (Allah) asked 'What prevented you to prostrate, when I commanded you' 'I am better than he' he replied.

Said (God) O Iblis, what hindered you from adoring what I created by My own authority?

Said He, 'Iblis, what prevented thee to bow thyself before that I created with My own hands?

Allah said O Iblis! what preventeth thee from prostrating thyself before that which have created with both my hands?

He said, O Satan, what prevented you from prostrating before what I created with My Own hands?

The Lord said O Iblis, what prevented you from prostrating yourself before him whom I created of My Two Hands.

He (Allah) said 'iblis, what prevented you from prostrating yourself towards that which I have created with My Hands?

Allah said, O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands?

The Lord said, Iblis, what prevented you from prostrating before what I have created with My own hands?

He said O Iblis! what prevented you that you should do obeisance to him whom I created with My two hands?

God said, Satan, what prevented you from prostrating yourself to what I created with My own Hands?