سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 117
فَقُلْنَا يَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا عَدُوٌّ لَّكَ وَلِزَوْجِكَ فَلَا يُخْرِجَنَّكُمَا مِنَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ فَتَشْقَىٰٓ ﴿117﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then We said: "O Adam! Verily, this is an enemy to you and to your wife. So let him not get you both out of Paradise, so that you will be distressed.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَقُلْنَا
faqul'nā
Then We said
يَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ
yāādamu
O Adam
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
عَدُوٌّۭ
ʿaduwwun
(is) an enemy
لَّكَ
laka
to you
وَلِزَوْجِكَ
walizawjika
and to your wife
فَلَا
falā
So not
يُخْرِجَنَّكُمَا
yukh'rijannakumā
(let) him drive you both
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْجَنَّةِ
l-janati
Paradise
فَتَشْقَىٰٓ
fatashqā
so (that) you would suffer
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
117. 1. This "shaqa" is in the meaning of toil, hardship, and labor, that is, in Paradise, the conveniences of food and drink, clothing, and dwelling are obtained without any effort. In the case of being expelled from Paradise, one will have to work hard for all four of these things, just as every human being has to strive for the provision of these basic necessities in the world. Furthermore, only Adam was told that he would fall into toil and hardship. Both were not addressed, even though both Adam and Hawwa had eaten from the tree. Therefore, the primary addressee was Adam himself. Also, the responsibility for providing basic necessities is upon the man, not the woman. Allah Almighty has spared the woman from this toil and hardship and granted her the honor of being the queen of the home. But today, this "divine honor" appears to the woman as a "collar of slavery" from which she is restless and striving to be free. Alas! How effective is the deception of Satan, and how beautiful and alluring is his snare.
