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Verse 20of 206

فَوَسْوَسَ لَهُمَا ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لِيُبْدِىَ لَهُمَا مَا وُۥرِىَ عَنْهُمَا مِن سَوْءَٰتِهِمَا وَقَالَ مَا نَهَىٰكُمَا رَبُّكُمَا عَنْ هَٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَا مَلَكَيْنِ أَوْ تَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلْخَٰلِدِينَ﴿٢٠

Translation (Sahih International)

But Satan whispered to them to make apparent to them that which was concealed from them of their private parts. He said, "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree except that you become angels or become of the immortal."

Word-by-word meaning

فَوَسْوَسَfawaswasaThen whispered
لَهُمَاlahumāto both of them
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُl-shayṭānuthe Shaitaan
لِيُبْدِىَliyub'diyato make apparent
لَهُمَاlahumāto both of them
مَاwhat
وُۥرِىَwūriyawas concealed
عَنْهُمَاʿanhumāfrom both of them
مِنminof
سَوْءَٰتِهِمَاsawātihimātheir shame
وَقَالَwaqālaAnd he said
مَا(Did) not
نَهَىٰكُمَاnahākumāforbid you both
رَبُّكُمَاrabbukumāyour Lord
عَنْʿanfrom
هَـٰذِهِhādhihithis
ٱلشَّجَرَةِl-shajarati[the] tree
إِلَّآillāexcept
أَنanthat
تَكُونَاtakūnāyou two become
مَلَكَيْنِmalakayniAngels
أَوْawor
تَكُونَاtakūnāyou two become
مِنَminaof
ٱلْخَـٰلِدِينَl-khālidīnathe immortals

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Shaytan's Deceit with Adam and Hawwa' and Their eating from the Forbidden TreeAllah states that He allowed Adam and his wife to dwell in Paradise and to eat from all of its fruits, except one tree. We have already discussed this in Surat Al-Baqarah. Thus, Shaytan envied them and plotted deceitfully, whispering and suggesting treachery. He wished to rid them of the various favors and nice clothes that they were enjoying.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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