7:12
قَالَ
qala
(Allah) said
مَا
ma
What
مَنَعَكَ
mana'aka
prevented you
أَلَّا
alla
that not
تَسۡجُدَ
tasjuda
you prostrate
إِذۡ
idh
when
أَمَرۡتُكَۖ
amartuka
I commanded you
قَالَ
qala
(Shaitaan) said
أَنَا۠
ana
I am
خَيۡرٞ
khayrun
better
مِّنۡهُ
min'hu
than him
خَلَقۡتَنِي
khalaqtani
You created me
مِن
min
from
نَّارٖ
narin
fire
وَخَلَقۡتَهُۥ
wakhalaqtahu
and You created him
مِن
min
from
طِينٖ
tinin
clay
١٢

God said, ‘What prevented you from bowing down as I commanded you?’ and he said, ‘I am better than him: You created me from fire and him from clay.’

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7:13
قَالَ
qala
(Allah) said
فَٱهۡبِطۡ
fah'bit
Then go down
مِنۡهَا
min'ha
from it
فَمَا
fama
for not
يَكُونُ
yakunu
it is
لَكَ
laka
for you
أَن
an
that
تَتَكَبَّرَ
tatakabbara
you be arrogant
فِيهَا
fiha
in it
فَٱخۡرُجۡ
fa-ukh'ruj
So get out
إِنَّكَ
innaka
indeed you
مِنَ
mina
(are) of
ٱلصَّٰغِرِينَ
al-saghirina
the disgraced ones
١٣

God said, ‘Get down from here! This is no place for your arrogance. Get out! You are contemptible!’

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7:14
قَالَ
qala
(Shaitaan) said
أَنظِرۡنِيٓ
anzir'ni
Give me respite
إِلَىٰ
ila
till
يَوۡمِ
yawmi
(the) Day
يُبۡعَثُونَ
yub'athuna
they are raised up
١٤

but Iblis said, ‘Give me respite until the Day people are raised from the dead,’

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7:15
قَالَ
qala
(Allah) said
إِنَّكَ
innaka
Indeed you
مِنَ
mina
(are) of
ٱلۡمُنظَرِينَ
al-munzarina
the ones given respite
١٥

and God replied, ‘You have respite.’

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7:16
قَالَ
qala
(Shaitaan) said
فَبِمَآ
fabima
Because
أَغۡوَيۡتَنِي
aghwaytani
You have sent me astray
لَأَقۡعُدَنَّ
la-aq'udanna
surely I will sit
لَهُمۡ
lahum
for them
صِرَٰطَكَ
sirataka
(on) Your path
ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ
al-mus'taqima
the straight
١٦

And then Iblis said, ‘Because You have put me in the wrong, I will lie in wait for them all on Your straight path

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7:17
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
لَأٓتِيَنَّهُم
laatiyannahum
surely I will come to them
مِّنۢ
min
from
بَيۡنِ
bayni
before
أَيۡدِيهِمۡ
aydihim
them
وَمِنۡ
wamin
and from
خَلۡفِهِمۡ
khalfihim
behind them
وَعَنۡ
wa'an
and from
أَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ
aymanihim
their right
وَعَن
wa'an
and from
شَمَآئِلِهِمۡۖ
shamailihim
their left
وَلَا
wala
and not
تَجِدُ
tajidu
You (will) find
أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ
aktharahum
most of them
شَٰكِرِينَ
shakirina
grateful
١٧

I will come at them- from their front and their back, from their right and their left- and You will find that most of them are ungrateful.’

Translation 1260

7:18
قَالَ
qala
(Allah) said
ٱخۡرُجۡ
ukh'ruj
Get out
مِنۡهَا
min'ha
of it
مَذۡءُومٗا
madhuman
disgraced
مَّدۡحُورٗاۖ
madhuran
and expelled
لَّمَن
laman
Certainly whoever
تَبِعَكَ
tabi'aka
follows you
مِنۡهُمۡ
min'hum
among them
لَأَمۡلَأَنَّ
la-amla-anna
surely I will fill
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
Hell
مِنكُمۡ
minkum
with you
أَجۡمَعِينَ
ajma'ina
all
١٨

God said, ‘Get out! You are disgraced and banished! I swear I shall fill Hell with you and all who follow you

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7:19
وَيَٰٓـَٔادَمُ
wayaadamu
And O Adam
ٱسۡكُنۡ
us'kun
Dwell
أَنتَ
anta
you
وَزَوۡجُكَ
wazawjuka
and your wife
ٱلۡجَنَّةَ
al-janata
(in) the Garden
فَكُلَا
fakula
and you both eat
مِنۡ
min
from
حَيۡثُ
haythu
wherever
شِئۡتُمَا
shi'tuma
you both wish
وَلَا
wala
but (do) not
تَقۡرَبَا
taqraba
approach [both of you]
هَٰذِهِ
hadhihi
this
ٱلشَّجَرَةَ
al-shajarata
[the] tree
فَتَكُونَا
fatakuna
lest you both be
مِنَ
mina
among
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
al-zalimina
the wrongdoers
١٩

But you and your wife, Adam, live in the Garden. Both of you eat whatever you like, but do not go near this tree or you will become wrongdoers.’

Translation 1260

7:20
فَوَسۡوَسَ
fawaswasa
Then whispered
لَهُمَا
lahuma
to both of them
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ
al-shaytanu
the Shaitaan
لِيُبۡدِيَ
liyub'diya
to make apparent
لَهُمَا
lahuma
to both of them
مَا
ma
what
وُۥرِيَ
wuriya
was concealed
عَنۡهُمَا
anhuma
from both of them
مِن
min
of
سَوۡءَٰتِهِمَا
sawatihima
their shame
وَقَالَ
waqala
And he said
مَا
ma
(Did) not
نَهَىٰكُمَا
nahakuma
forbid you both
رَبُّكُمَا
rabbukuma
your Lord
عَنۡ
an
from
هَٰذِهِ
hadhihi
this
ٱلشَّجَرَةِ
al-shajarati
[the] tree
إِلَّآ
illa
except
أَن
an
that
تَكُونَا
takuna
you two become
مَلَكَيۡنِ
malakayni
Angels
أَوۡ
aw
or
تَكُونَا
takuna
you two become
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡخَٰلِدِينَ
al-khalidina
the immortals
٢٠

Satan whispered to them so as to expose their nakedness, which had been hidden from them: he said, ‘Your Lord only forbade you this tree to prevent you becoming angels or immortals,’

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7:21
وَقَاسَمَهُمَآ
waqasamahuma
And he swore (to) both of them
إِنِّي
inni
Indeed I am
لَكُمَا
lakuma
to both of you
لَمِنَ
lamina
among
ٱلنَّٰصِحِينَ
al-nasihina
the sincere advisors
٢١

and he swore to them, ‘I am giving you sincere advice’

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7:22
فَدَلَّىٰهُمَا
fadallahuma
So he made both of them fall
بِغُرُورٖۚ
bighururin
by deception
فَلَمَّا
falamma
Then when
ذَاقَا
dhaqa
they both tasted
ٱلشَّجَرَةَ
al-shajarata
the tree
بَدَتۡ
badat
became apparent
لَهُمَا
lahuma
to both of them
سَوۡءَٰتُهُمَا
sawatuhuma
their shame
وَطَفِقَا
watafiqa
and they began
يَخۡصِفَانِ
yakhsifani
(to) fasten
عَلَيۡهِمَا
alayhima
over themselves
مِن
min
from
وَرَقِ
waraqi
(the) leaves
ٱلۡجَنَّةِۖ
al-janati
(of) the Garden
وَنَادَىٰهُمَا
wanadahuma
And called them both
رَبُّهُمَآ
rabbuhuma
their Lord
أَلَمۡ
alam
Did not
أَنۡهَكُمَا
anhakuma
I forbid you both
عَن
an
from
تِلۡكُمَا
til'kuma
this
ٱلشَّجَرَةِ
al-shajarati
[the] tree
وَأَقُل
wa-aqul
and [I] say
لَّكُمَآ
lakuma
to both of you
إِنَّ
inna
that
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ
al-shaytana
[the] Shaitaan
لَكُمَا
lakuma
to both of you
عَدُوّٞ
aduwwun
(is) an enemy
مُّبِينٞ
mubinun
open
٢٢

he lured them with lies. Their nakedness became exposed to them when they had eaten from the tree: they began to put together leaves from the Garden to cover themselves. Their Lord called to them, ‘Did I not forbid you to approach that tree? Did I not warn you that Satan was your sworn enemy?’

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