سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 19
وَيَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ ٱسْكُنْ أَنتَ وَزَوْجُكَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ فَكُلَا مِنْ حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا وَلَا تَقْرَبَا هَـٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿19﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in Paradise, and eat thereof as you both wish, but approach not this tree otherwise you both will be of the Zâlimûn (unjust and wrong-doers)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ
wayāādamu
And O Adam
ٱسْكُنْ
us'kun
Dwell
أَنتَ
anta
you
وَزَوْجُكَ
wazawjuka
and your wife
ٱلْجَنَّةَ
l-janata
(in) the Garden
فَكُلَا
fakulā
and you both eat
مِنْ
min
from
حَيْثُ
ḥaythu
wherever
شِئْتُمَا
shi'tumā
you both wish
وَلَا
walā
but (do) not
تَقْرَبَا
taqrabā
approach [both of you]
هَـٰذِهِ
hādhihi
this
ٱلشَّجَرَةَ
l-shajarata
[the] tree
فَتَكُونَا
fatakūnā
lest you both be
مِنَ
mina
among
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the wrongdoers
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.
19. 1. That is, except for this tree, eat from wherever and as much as you wish. The restriction of eating the fruit of one tree was imposed as a test.
