Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 20 (7:20)

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فَوَسْوَسَ لَهُمَا ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لِيُبْدِىَ لَهُمَا مَا وُۥرِىَ عَنْهُمَا مِن سَوْءَٰتِهِمَا وَقَالَ مَا …

Quran 7:20 is ayah 20 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 8, on page 152 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:20
فَوَسْوَسَلَهُمَاٱلشَّيْطَٰنُلِيُبْدِىَلَهُمَامَاوُۥرِىَعَنْهُمَامِنسَوْءَٰتِهِمَاوَقَالَمَانَهَىٰكُمَارَبُّكُمَاعَنْهَٰذِهِٱلشَّجَرَةِإِلَّآأَنتَكُونَامَلَكَيْنِأَوْتَكُونَامِنَٱلْخَٰلِدِينَ٢٠
fawaswasa lahumā l-shayṭānu liyub'diya lahumā mā wūriya ʿanhumā min sawātihimā waqāla mā nahākumā rabbukumā ʿan hādhihi l-shajarati illā an takūnā malakayni aw takūnā mina l-khālidīna

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."(20)

Word by word

  1. فَوَسْوَسَfawaswasaThen whispered
  2. لَهُمَاlahumāto both of them
  3. ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُl-shayṭānuthe Shaitaan
  4. لِيُبْدِىَliyub'diyato make apparent
  5. لَهُمَاlahumāto both of them
  6. مَاmāwhat
  7. وُۥرِىَwūriyawas concealed
  8. عَنْهُمَاʿanhumāfrom both of them
  9. مِنminof
  10. سَوْءَٰتِهِمَاsawātihimātheir shame
  11. وَقَالَwaqālaAnd he said
  12. مَاmā(Did) not
  13. نَهَىٰكُمَاnahākumāforbid you both
  14. رَبُّكُمَاrabbukumāyour Lord
  15. عَنْʿanfrom
  16. هَٰذِهِhādhihithis
  17. ٱلشَّجَرَةِl-shajarati[the] tree
  18. إِلَّآillāexcept
  19. أَنanthat
  20. تَكُونَاtakūnāyou two become
  21. مَلَكَيْنِmalakayniAngels
  22. أَوْawor
  23. تَكُونَاtakūnāyou two become
  24. مِنَminaof
  25. ٱلْخَٰلِدِينَl-khālidīnathe immortals

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