When The Angels Were Bid To Bow To Adam Poem by Mohammad Younus

When the angels were bid to bow to Adam،
To save their own heads,
Iblis, the guru of all the angels,
Turned into a rebel, and declined,
To bow before Adam made of clay!
The proud Iblis claimed,
He was a nobler being,
Since he was created of fire,
Whereas humans are made only of clay!
Allah says to Iblis:
‘O Iblis! What is your reason for not prostrating? '
Iblis: ‘I am not the one to prostrate myself
to a human being, ⁶
Whom you have created from black smooth mud'! ¹
‘I am better than him!
You created me from fire and him You created from clay!
Allah: ‘Get down from here!
It is not for you to be arrogant here!
Iblis: ‘Allow me respite till the day of Judgement! '
Allah: ‘You are one of those allowed respite! '²
Iblis: 'This one whom you have honoured above me,
I will surely mislead him and his offspring,
Till the day of Judgement! '³
With his pointed fingernails, he is always after us,
To scratch the face of our mind, heart, and soul!
We must always be at our guard against his temptations!
Be not rebel and haughty like Iblis!
I mean, if you were so swayed by pride and hate,
You'd become an Iblis too!

MyKoul

1. Quran: 15: 28-35
2. Quran: 7: 11-15
3. Quran: 17: 62