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Taha 120

Ayah 120 of 135 · Meccan

فَوَسۡوَسَ إِلَيۡهِ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ قَالَ يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ هَلۡ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَىٰ شَجَرَةِ ٱلۡخُلۡدِ وَمُلۡكٖ لَّا يَبۡلَىٰ ١٢٠

Then Satan whispered to him; he said, "O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate?"

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَوَسۡوَسَThen whisperedfawaswasa
  2. إِلَيۡهِto himilayhi
  3. ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُShaitaanl-shayṭānu
  4. قَالَhe saidqāla
  5. يَٰٓـَٔادَمُO Adamyāādamu
  6. هَلۡShallhal
  7. أَدُلُّكَI direct youadulluka
  8. عَلَىٰtoʿalā
  9. شَجَرَةِ(the) treeshajarati
  10. ٱلۡخُلۡدِ(of) the Eternityl-khul'di
  11. وَمُلۡكٖand a kingdomwamul'kin
  12. لَّاnotlā
  13. يَبۡلَىٰ(that will) deteriorateyablā

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?”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran