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فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ قَالَ يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَىٰ شَجَرَةِ ٱلْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍۢ لَّا يَبْلَىٰ﴿١٢٠

Translation (Sahih International)

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

Word-by-word meaning

فَوَسْوَسَfawaswasaThen whispered
إِلَيْهِilayhito him
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُl-shayṭānuShaitaan
قَالَqālahe said
يَـٰٓـَٔادَمُyāādamuO Adam
هَلْhalShall
أَدُلُّكَadullukaI direct you
عَلَىٰʿalāto
شَجَرَةِshajarati(the) tree
ٱلْخُلْدِl-khul'di(of) the Eternity
وَمُلْكٍۢwamul'kinand a kingdom
لَّاnot
يَبْلَىٰyablā(that will) deteriorate

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Story of Adam and IblisIbn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "Verily, man was named Insan only because he was given a covenant, but he forgot it (Nasiya)." `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported the same from Ibn `Abbas. Mujahid and Al-Hasan said that he forgot means, "He abandoned it." Concerning Allah's statement,وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـئِكَةِ اسْجُدُواْ لاًّدَمَ(And when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves to Adam.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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