Surah Al-A'raf Ayah 20

Al-A'raf · Ayah 20 · Juz 8 · Page 152

فَوَسۡوَسَ لَهُمَا ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ لِيُبۡدِيَ لَهُمَا مَا وُۥرِيَ عَنۡهُمَا مِن سَوۡءَٰتِهِمَا وَقَالَ مَا نَهَىٰكُمَا رَبُّكُمَا عَنۡ هَٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَا مَلَكَيۡنِ أَوۡ تَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِدِينَ ٢٠

Fawaswasa lahumash-shayṭānu liyubdiya lahumā mā wūriya ʿanhumā min sawʾātihimā wa qāla mā nahākumā rabbukumā ʿan hādhihish-shajarati illā an takūnā malakayni aw takūnā minal-khālidīn.

But Satan whispered to them to make apparent to them that which was concealed from them of their private parts. He said, "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree except that you become angels or become of the immortal."

Translation: Sahih International

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Word by word25 words

  • فَوَسۡوَسَThen whispered
  • لَهُمَاto both of them
  • ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُthe Shaitaan
  • لِيُبۡدِيَto make apparent
  • لَهُمَاto both of them
  • مَاwhat
  • وُۥرِيَwas concealed
  • عَنۡهُمَاfrom both of them
  • مِنof
  • سَوۡءَٰتِهِمَاtheir shame
  • وَقَالَAnd he said
  • مَا(Did) not
  • نَهَىٰكُمَاforbid you both
  • رَبُّكُمَاyour Lord
  • عَنۡfrom
  • هَٰذِهِthis
  • ٱلشَّجَرَةِ[the] tree
  • إِلَّآexcept
  • أَنthat
  • تَكُونَاyou two become
  • مَلَكَيۡنِAngels
  • أَوۡor
  • تَكُونَاyou two become
  • مِنَof
  • ٱلۡخَٰلِدِينَthe immortals

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The Heights · Meccan · 206 ayahs

Juz
8
Page
152
Hizb
16