Quran 20:120

Surah Taha, Verse 120

Verse 120 of 135 in Surah Taha (طه), chapter 20 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ قَالَ يَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَىٰ شَجَرَةِ ٱلْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍ لَّا يَبْلَىٰ

EnglishSaheeh 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?"
TamilJan Trust Foundation
ஆனால், ஷைத்தான் அவருக்கு (ஊசலாட்டத்தையும்) குழப்பத்தையும் உண்டாக்கி "ஆதமே! நித்திய வாழ்வளிக்கும் மரத்தையும், அழிவில்லாத அரசாங்கத்தையும் உமக்கு நான் அறிவித்துத் தரவா?" என்று கேட்டான்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
ෂෙයිතාන් ඔහු වෙත කුතුහලය ඇති කළේ ය. අහෝ ආදම්! සදා ජීවත් කර වන ගසක් හා විනාශ වී නො යන රාජධානියක් පිළිබඳව මම නුඹට දන්වන්නෙමි දැ? යි විමසී ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
لیکن شیطان نے اسے وسوسہ ڈاﻻ، کہنے لگا کہ میں تجھے دائمی زندگی کا درخت اور بادشاہت بتلاؤں کہ جو کبھی پرانی نہ ہو.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
しかし悪魔はかれに囁いて言った。「アーダムよ。わたしはあなたに永生の木と,衰えることのない王権を教えてあげましょう。」
ChineseMa Jian
嗣后,恶魔诱惑他说:阿丹啊!我指示你长生树,和不朽园好吗?

Tafsir of 20:120

The Story of Adam and Iblis Ibn 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 لِلْمَلَئِكَةِ اسْجُدُواْ لاًّدَمَ (And when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves to Adam.") He, Allah mentions how Adam was honored and what respect was given to him. He mentions how He favored him over many of those whom He created. A discussion of this story has already preceded in Surat Al-Baqarah, Surat Al-A`raf, Surat Al-Hijr and Surat Al-Kahf. It will also be mentioned again at the end of Surah Sad. In this story, Allah mentions the creation of Adam and that He commanded the angels to prostrate to Adam as a sign of honor and respect. He also explains the enmity of Iblis for the Children of Adam and for their father, Adam, before them. Due to this Allah says, فَسَجَدُواْ إِلاَّ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَى (They prostrated themselves (all) except Iblis; he refused.) This means that he refrained from prostrating and became arrogant.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 20:120 — Surah Taha Verse 120