(Satan Disowns His Followers)
And the devil will say, after the judgment had been issued, “God has promised you the truthful promise, and I promised you, but I broke my promise. I had no power over you; I simply invited you, and you accepted my invitation. Therefore, do not blame me, and blame only yourselves. My complaining cannot help you, nor can your complaining help me. I have disbelieved in your idolizing me. The transgressors have incurred a painful retribution.”
وَقالَ الشَّيطٰنُ لَمّا قُضِىَ الأَمرُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَعَدَكُم وَعدَ الحَقِّ وَوَعَدتُكُم فَأَخلَفتُكُم وَما كانَ لِىَ عَلَيكُم مِن سُلطٰنٍ إِلّا أَن دَعَوتُكُم فَاستَجَبتُم لى فَلا تَلومونى وَلوموا أَنفُسَكُم ما أَنا۠ بِمُصرِخِكُم وَما أَنتُم بِمُصرِخِىَّ إِنّى كَفَرتُ بِما أَشرَكتُمونِ مِن قَبلُ إِنَّ الظّٰلِمينَ لَهُم عَذابٌ أَليمٌ
wa qaalash Shaitaanu lammaa qudiyal amru innal laaha wa’adakum wa’dal haqqi wa wa’attukum fa akhlaftukum wa maa kaana liya ‘alaikum min sultaanin illaaa an da’awtukum fastajabtum lee falaa taloomoonee wa loomooo anfusakum maaa ana bimusrikhikum wa maaa antum bimusrikhiyya innee kafartu bimaaa ashraktumooni min qabl; innaz zaalimeena lahum azaabun aleem