وَقَالُوا أَآلِهَتُنَا خَيْرٌ أَمْ هُوَ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلًا بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ ﴿۵۸﴾ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبْدٌ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلْنَاهُ مَثَلًا لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ﴿۵۹﴾ وَلَوْ نَشَاءُ لَجَعَلْنَا مِنْكُمْ مَلَائِكَةً فِي الْأَرْضِ يَخْلُفُونَ ﴿۶۰﴾

﴾58﴿ Wa qaalooo 'a-aalihatunaa khairun am hoo; maa daraboohu laka illaa jadalaa; balhum qawmun khasimoon
﴾59﴿ In huwa illaa 'abdun an'amnaa 'alaihi wa ja'alnaahu masalan li Baneee Israaa'eel
﴾60﴿ Wa law nashaaa'u laja'alnaa minkum malaaa'ikatan fil ardi yakhlufoon

﴾58﴿ And they say, "Are our gods better, or is he?" They mention this to you only for argument's sake. Rather, they are a contentious people
﴾59﴿ He is nothing but a servant whom We have blessed and made an example for the Children of Israel
﴾60﴿ And if We will, We can certainly create angels in your place to dwell on the earth