وَاِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلٰٓئِكَةِ اِنّٖی جَاعِلٌ فِی الْاَرْضِ خَلٖیفَةًؕ قَالُٓوا اَتَجْعَلُ فٖیهَا مَنْ یُفْسِدُ فٖیهَا وَیَسْفِكُ الدِّمَٓاءَۚ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَؕ قَالَ اِنّٖٓی اَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Waith qala rabbuka lilmalaikati innee jaAAilun fee alardi khaleefatan qaloo atajAAalu feeha man yufsidu feeha wayasfiku alddimaa wanahnu nusabbihu bihamdika wanuqaddisu laka qala innee aAAlamu ma la taAAlamoona
Translations
And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority." They said, "Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?" Allah said, "Indeed, I know that which you do not know
Saheeh International
And when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a viceroy in the earth, they said: Wilt thou place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee? He said: Surely I know that which ye know not
Marmaduke Pickthall