Surah Al-A'raf 7:21 — translation and meaning

الأعراف · Verse 21 / 206 · Page 152

وَقَاسَمَهُمَا إِنِّي لَكُمَا لَمِنَ النَّاصِحِينَ

Word by Word

وَقَاسَمَهُمَا
waqasamahuma
And he swore (to) both of them
إِنِّي
inni
Indeed I am
لَكُمَا
lakuma
to both of you
لَمِنَ
lamina
among
النَّاصِحِينَ
al-nasihina
the sincere advisers

Transliteration

Wa qaasamahumaaa innee lakumaa laminan naasiheen

Translation

And he swore [by Allah] to them, "Indeed, I am to you from among the sincere advisors."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Satan swore to the two of them saying: 'By Allah I am to you both, O Adam and Eve, a sincere advisor in what I direct you to.'

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

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