31وَعَلَّمَ آدَمَ الأَسماءَ كُلَّها ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُم عَلَى المَلائِكَةِ فَقالَ أَنبِئوني بِأَسماءِ هٰؤُلاءِ إِن كُنتُم صادِقينَJ. M. RodwellAnd he taught Adam the names of all things, and then set them before the angels,1 and said, "Tell me the names of these, if ye are endued with wisdom."2"God said to the Angels, 'His wisdom is greater than yours.' Then brought he before them beasts, cattle, and birds, and asked for their names, but they knew them not. But when he had created man," etc. Midr. as above.Or, if ye are truthful, or can make good a better claim to the vicegerency.