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 al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 117){ فَقُلْنَا يٰۤاٰدَمُ اِنَّ هٰذَا عَدُوٌّ لَّكَ … :} The enmity was expressed with the refusal to prostrate. For more details, see Surah Al-A'raf (22) {’’ فَتَشْقٰى ‘‘} then you will fall into hardship, meaning you will have to toil for sustenance, and all the comforts and blessings of Paradise will be taken away. The specific attribution of hardship to Adam (peace be upon him) is because the man has been made the manager of the woman and responsible for her expenses. Therefore, the principal one is Adam (peace be upon him) himself, and Hawwa (peace be upon her) is subordinate to him.
