Quran 20:120 — Taa-Haa, verse 120
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
But Satan whispered to Adam, saying, ‘Adam, shall I show you the tree of immortality and power that never decays?’
فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ الشَّيْطَانُ قَالَ يَا آدَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَىٰ شَجَرَةِ الْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍ لَا يَبْلَىٰ
fawaswasa ilayhi l-shayṭānu qāla yāādamu hal adulluka ʿalā shajarati l-khul'di wamul'kin lā yablā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Then Satan whispered to him saying, 'Adam, shall I point thee to the Tree of Eternity, and a Kingdom that decays not?'
- Muhammad Asad
- But Satan whispered unto him, saying: "O Adam! Shall I lead thee to the tree of life eternal; and [thus] to a kingdom that will never decay?"
- 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?"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَوَسْوَسَfawaswasa | Then whispered | وسوس |
| 2 | إِلَيْهِilayhi | to him | — |
| 3 | ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُl-shayṭānu | Shaitaan | شطن |
| 4 | قَالَqāla | he said | قول |
| 5 | يَـٰٓـَٔادَمُyāādamu | O Adam | — |
| 6 | هَلْhal | Shall | — |
| 7 | أَدُلُّكَadulluka | I direct you | دلل |
| 8 | عَلَىٰʿalā | to | — |
| 9 | شَجَرَةِshajarati | (the) tree | شجر |
| 10 | ٱلْخُلْدِl-khul'di | (of) the Eternity | خلد |
| 11 | وَمُلْكٍۢwamul'kin | and a kingdom | ملك |
| 12 | لَّاlā | not | — |
| 13 | يَبْلَىٰyablā | (that will) deteriorate | بلو |