He said, “Because You have lured me, I will waylay them on Your straight path.
Al-A'raf 7:16
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قَالَ فَبِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
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He said, “Because You have lured me, I will waylay them on Your straight path.
Iblis said, "Because You let me go the wrong way, I'll wait for them on Your straight path.
Iblis said, "Because You let me go astray, I will wait for them on Your straight path.
He said, “Because You led me astray, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path.
He said, “Because you have lured me, I will ambush them on Your straight path.
He said, “Because you have lured me, I will ambush them on Your straight path.
[Satan] said, "Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them [i.e., mankind] on Your straight path.
(Iblîs) said: "Because You have sent me astray, surely I will sit in wait against them (human beings) on Your Straight Path.
He said, “Since You have led me astray, I will certainly lie in wait for them on Your straight path.
He said: "Because thou hast thrown me out of the way, lo! I will lie in wait for them on thy straight way:
He said: Now, because Thou hast sent me astray, verily I shall lurk in ambush for them on Thy Right Path.
Then Satan said, "Because You have put me in the wrong, I will lie in ambush for them on Your straight path:
Satan said: 'Since You have led me astray, I shall surely sit in ambush for them on Your Straight Path.
‘As You have consigned me to perversity,’ he said, ‘I will surely lie in wait for them on Your straight path.
Qala fabima aghwaytanee laaqAAudanna lahum sirataka almustaqeema