Al-Hijr 15:40

<h2>The Threat of Iblis to tempt Mankind, and Allah's Promise of Hell for him</h2><p>Allah informed about the rebellion and arrogance of Iblis, in that he said to the Lord:</p><div class="arabic uthmani">بِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِى</div><p>(Because You misled me,) i.e., because You misled me and misguided me.</p><div class="arabic uthmani">لأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ</div><p>(I shall indeed adorn the path of error for them) meaning, for the progeny of Adam.</p><div class="arabic uthmani">فِى الاٌّرْضِ</div><p>(on the earth,) meaning - I will make sin dear to them, and will encourage, provoke and harass them to commit sin.</p><div class="arabic uthmani">وَلأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ</div><p>(and I shall mislead them all.) meaning - just as You have misled me and have ordained that for me.</p><div class="arabic uthmani">إِلاَّ عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ </div><p>(Except Your chosen, (guided) servants among them.) This is like the Ayah:</p><div class="arabic uthmani">أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَـذَا الَّذِى كَرَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ لَئِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَـمَةِ لأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُ إَلاَّ قَلِيلاً</div><p>("Do you see this one whom You have honored above me, if You give me respite until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely seize and mislead his offspring, all but a few!") (17:62).</p><div class="arabic uthmani">قَالَ</div><p>((Allah) said), i.e., threatening and warning Iblis.</p><div class="arabic uthmani">هَذَا صِرَطٌ عَلَىَّ مُسْتَقِيمٌ</div><p>(This is the way which will lead straight to Me.) means, `all of you will return …

Save such of them as are Thy perfectly devoted slaves.

"Except Thy servants among them, sincere and purified (by Thy Grace)."

"Except Your chosen, (guided) slaves among them."

“Except for Your sincere servants among them.”