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وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ نَزْغٌۭ فَٱسْتَعِذْ بِٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ﴿٢٠٠

Translation (Sahih International)

And if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He is Hearing and Knowing.

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِمَّاwa-immāAnd if
يَنزَغَنَّكَyanzaghannakaan evil suggestion comes to you
مِنَminafrom
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِl-shayṭāni[the] Shaitaan
نَزْغٌۭnazghun[an evil suggestion]
فَٱسْتَعِذْfa-is'taʿidhthen seek refuge
بِٱللَّهِ ۚbil-lahiin Allah
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
سَمِيعٌsamīʿun(is) All-Hearing
عَلِيمٌʿalīmunAll-Knowing

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Showing Forgiveness`Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam commented on Allah's statement,خُذِ الْعَفْوَ(Show forgiveness) "Allah commanded Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to show forgiveness and turn away from the idolators for ten years. Afterwards Allah ordered him to be harsh with them." And more than one narration from Mujahid says, "From the bad behavior and actions of the people, of those who have not committed espionage.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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