سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 24
قَالَ ٱهْبِطُوا۟ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ ۖ وَلَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمَتَـٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ ﴿24﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(Allâh) said: "Get down, one of you is an enemy to the other [i.e. Adam, Hawwâ’ (Eve), and Shaitân (Satan)]. On earth will be a dwelling-place for you and an enjoyment for a time."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
(Allah) said
ٱهْبِطُوا۟
ih'biṭū
Get down
بَعْضُكُمْ
baʿḍukum
some of you
لِبَعْضٍ
libaʿḍin
to some others
عَدُوٌّۭ ۖ
ʿaduwwun
(as) enemy
وَلَكُمْ
walakum
And for you
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
مُسْتَقَرٌّۭ
mus'taqarrun
(is) a dwelling place
وَمَتَـٰعٌ
wamatāʿun
and livelihood
إِلَىٰ
ilā
for
حِينٍۢ
ḥīnin
a time
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 24) {قَالَ اهْبِطُوْا …… : ’’ مَتَاعٌ ‘‘} means temporary pleasures and benefits; the use of tanween al-tankir indicates that even those are few. For further explanation, see the footnotes of Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah (36).
