يَعِدُهُمۡ وَيُمَنِّيهِمۡۖ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا ١٢٠
He [i.e., Satan] promises them and arouses desire in them. But Satan does not promise them except delusion.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- يَعِدُهُمۡHe promises themyaʿiduhum
- وَيُمَنِّيهِمۡۖand arouses desires in themwayumannīhim
- وَمَاand notwamā
- يَعِدُهُمُpromises themyaʿiduhumu
- ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُthe Shaitaan l-shayṭānu
- إِلَّاexceptillā
- غُرُورًاdeceptionghurūran
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.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran