سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 20
فَوَسْوَسَ لَهُمَا ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ لِيُبْدِىَ لَهُمَا مَا وُۥرِىَ عَنْهُمَا مِن سَوْءَٰتِهِمَا وَقَالَ مَا نَهَىٰكُمَا رَبُّكُمَا عَنْ هَـٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَا مَلَكَيْنِ أَوْ تَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلْخَـٰلِدِينَ ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then Shaitân (Satan) whispered suggestions to them both in order to uncover that which was hidden from them of their private parts (before); he said: "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree save that you should become angels or become of the immortals."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَوَسْوَسَ
fawaswasa
Then whispered
لَهُمَا
lahumā
to both of them
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ
l-shayṭānu
the Shaitaan
لِيُبْدِىَ
liyub'diya
to make apparent
لَهُمَا
lahumā
to both of them
مَا
mā
what
وُۥرِىَ
wūriya
was concealed
عَنْهُمَا
ʿanhumā
from both of them
مِن
min
of
سَوْءَٰتِهِمَا
sawātihimā
their shame
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And he said
مَا
mā
(Did) not
نَهَىٰكُمَا
nahākumā
forbid you both
رَبُّكُمَا
rabbukumā
your Lord
عَنْ
ʿan
from
هَـٰذِهِ
hādhihi
this
ٱلشَّجَرَةِ
l-shajarati
[the] tree
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَن
an
that
تَكُونَا
takūnā
you two become
مَلَكَيْنِ
malakayni
Angels
أَوْ
aw
or
تَكُونَا
takūnā
you two become
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْخَـٰلِدِينَ
l-khālidīna
the immortals
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.
20. 1. Waswasa and Waswas are on the pattern of Zalzala and Zalzal. The evil suggestions that Satan puts into the heart are called Waswasa. 20. 1. That is, the purpose of Satan with this deception was to deprive Adam and Hawwa of the garment of Paradise, which was given to them to wear in Paradise, thus making them ashamed. The private parts are referred to as سَوْءَۃ because their exposure is considered bad.
