Surah Al-A'raf 7:20 — translation and meaning

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فَوَسْوَسَ لَهُمَا الشَّيْطَانُ لِيُبْدِيَ لَهُمَا مَا وُورِيَ عَنْهُمَا مِن سَوْآتِهِمَا وَقَالَ مَا نَهَاكُمَا رَبُّكُمَا عَنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ إِلَّا أَن تَكُونَا مَلَكَيْنِ أَوْ تَكُونَا مِنَ الْخَالِدِينَ

Word by Word

فَوَسْوَسَ
fawaswasa
Then whispered
لَهُمَا
lahuma
to both of them
الشَّيْطَانُ
al-shaytanu
the Shaitaan
لِيُبْدِيَ
liyub'diya
to make apparent
لَهُمَا
lahuma
to both of them
مَا
ma
what
وُورِيَ
wuriya
was concealed
عَنْهُمَا
anhuma
from both of them
مِن
min
of
سَوْآتِهِمَا
sawatihima
their shame
وَقَالَ
waqala
And he said
مَا
ma
(Did) not
نَهَاكُمَا
nahakuma
forbid you both
رَبُّكُمَا
rabbukuma
your Lord
عَنْ
an
from
هَذِهِ
hadhihi
this
الشَّجَرَةِ
al-shajarati
[the] tree
إِلَّا
illa
except
أَن
an
that
تَكُونَا
takuna
you two become
مَلَكَيْنِ
malakayni
Angels
أَوْ
aw
or
تَكُونَا
takuna
you two become
مِنَ
mina
of
الْخَالِدِينَ
al-khalidina
the immortals

Transliteration

Fawaswasa lahumash Shaitaanu liyubdiya lahumaa maa wooriya 'anhumaa min saw aatihimaa wa qaala maa nahaakumaa Rabbukumaa 'an haazihish shajarati illaaa an takoonaa malakaini aw takoonaa minal khaalideen

Translation

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."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Satan told them: 'Allah has only forbidden you from eating from that tree because He does not want you to become angels or to live eternally in Paradise.'

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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