Surah An-Nisa 4:120 — translation and meaning
النساء · Verse 120 / 176 · Page 97
ۖ يَعِدُهُمْ وَيُمَنِّيهِمْ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا
Word by Word
ۖ
يَعِدُهُمْ
ya'iduhum
He promises them
وَيُمَنِّيهِمْ
wayumannihim
and arouses desires in them
وَمَا
wama
and not
يَعِدُهُمُ
ya'iduhumu
promises them
الشَّيْطَانُ
al-shaytanu
the Shaitaan
إِلَّا
illa
except
غُرُورًا
ghururan
deception
Transliteration
Ya'iduhum wa yuman neehim wa maa ya'iduhumush Shaitaanu illaa ghurooraa
Translation
Satan promises them and arouses desire in them. But Satan does not promise them except delusion.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Satan makes false promises and gives them false hopes. In reality, he only promises them lies and inspires in them mere hopes that have no reality.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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