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Al-A'raf (The Heights)

Verse 27of 206

يَٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ لَا يَفْتِنَنَّكُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ كَمَآ أَخْرَجَ أَبَوَيْكُم مِّنَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ يَنزِعُ عَنْهُمَا لِبَاسَهُمَا لِيُرِيَهُمَا سَوْءَٰتِهِمَآ ۗ إِنَّهُۥ يَرَىٰكُمْ هُوَ وَقَبِيلُهُۥ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا تَرَوْنَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ﴿٢٧

Translation (Sahih International)

O children of Adam, let not Satan tempt you as he removed your parents from Paradise, stripping them of their clothing to show them their private parts. Indeed, he sees you, he and his tribe, from where you do not see them. Indeed, We have made the devils allies to those who do not believe.

Word-by-word meaning

يَـٰبَنِىٓyābanīO Children
ءَادَمَādama(of) Adam
لَا(Let) not
يَفْتِنَنَّكُمُyaftinannakumutempt you
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُl-shayṭānu[the] Shaitaan
كَمَآkamāas
أَخْرَجَakhrajahe drove out
أَبَوَيْكُمabawaykumyour parents
مِّنَminafrom
ٱلْجَنَّةِl-janatiParadise
يَنزِعُyanziʿustripping
عَنْهُمَاʿanhumāfrom both of them
لِبَاسَهُمَاlibāsahumātheir clothing
لِيُرِيَهُمَاliyuriyahumāto show both of them
سَوْءَٰتِهِمَآ ۗsawātihimātheir shame
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
يَرَىٰكُمْyarākumsees you
هُوَhuwahe
وَقَبِيلُهُۥwaqabīluhuand his tribe
مِنْminfrom
حَيْثُḥaythuwhere
لَاnot
تَرَوْنَهُمْ ۗtarawnahumyou see them
إِنَّاinnāIndeed
جَعَلْنَاjaʿalnāWe have made
ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَl-shayāṭīnathe devils
أَوْلِيَآءَawliyāafriends
لِلَّذِينَlilladhīnaof those who
لَا(do) not
يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnabelieve

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Warning against the Lures of ShaytanAllah warns the Children of Adam against Iblis and his followers, by explaining about his ancient enmity for the father of mankind, Adam peace be upon him. Iblis plotted to have Adam expelled from Paradise, which is the dwelling of comfort, to the dwelling of hardship and fatigue (this life) and caused him to have his private part uncovered, after it had been hidden from him. This, indeed, is indicative of deep hatred (from Shaytan towards Adam and mankind).

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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