Surah Ta-Ha 20:120 — translation and meaning
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فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ الشَّيْطَانُ قَالَ يَاآدَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى شَجَرَةِ الْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍ لَّا يَبْلَى
Word by Word
فَوَسْوَسَ
fawaswasa
Then whispered
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to him
الشَّيْطَانُ
al-shaytanu
Shaitaan
قَالَ
qala
he said
يَاآدَمُ
yaadamu
O Adam!
هَلْ
hal
Shall
أَدُلُّكَ
adulluka
I direct you
عَلَى
ala
to
شَجَرَةِ
shajarati
(the) tree
الْخُلْدِ
al-khul'di
(of) the Eternity
وَمُلْكٍ
wamul'kin
and a kingdom
لَّا
la
not
يَبْلَى
yabla
(that will) deteriorate
Transliteration
Fa waswasa ilaihish Shaitaanu qaala yaaa Aadamu hal adulluka 'alaa shajaratil khuldi wa mulkil laa yablaa
Translation
Then Satan whispered to him; he said, "O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate?"
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
But the satan whispered to Adam saying: “Shall I show you a tree that whoever eats from it will never die, but in fact remain forever, and possess an everlasting kingdom that will never break or end?”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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