The Holy Qor-aan 007:021
فَوَسۡوَسَ لَهُمَا الشَّيۡطٰنُ لِيُبۡدِىَ لَهُمَا مَا وٗرِىَ عَنۡهُمَا مِنۡ سَوۡاٰتِهِمَا وَقَالَ مَا نَهٰٮكُمَا رَبُّكُمَا عَنۡ هٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ اِلَّاۤ اَنۡ تَكُوۡنَا مَلَـكَيۡنِ اَوۡ تَكُوۡنَا مِنَ الۡخٰلِدِيۡنَ
Fa waus-wa-sa la ho-maa ush-shai-taa-no Lay yoob-day-ya la ho-maa maa wo-ray-ya Un ho-maa min sao-aa-tay hay-maa
Wa qaa-la maa na-haa ko-maa Rub-bo ko-maa un haa-zay-hish sha-ja-ra-ta Il-laa un ta-koo-naa ma-la-kai-nay Auo ta-koo-naa may-na ul-khaa-lay-dee-n
Then the Satan whispered to them both For exposing them to what was hidden From them from their vulnerabilities.
And temptingly he said, “Your God did not prohibit You from this tree for any reason Except that you become king and queen Or you become those who live forever.” ** See Note below
- فَ — Fa — Then (= Consequently; so; thereafter; therefore; then; thus; yet. A/t/a, ‘But’)
- وَسۡوَسَ — Waus-wa-sa — Whispered (= v., past., 3rd person. Conjured; gossiped; incited; insinuated; secretly and sneakily told; suggested; whispered. A/t/a, ‘whispered,’ ‘whispered suggestions,’ ‘whispered evil suggestions,’ ‘began … to whisper suggestions,’ ‘made an evil suggestion’ and ‘tempted’)
- لَ — La — For (= Because of; concerning; due to; for the object, purpose or reason of; intended for; on account of; regarding; relative to; towards A/t/a, ‘to’)
- هُمَا — Ho-maa — Them both (= pro., 2pl., m., 3rd person. Ref to aforesaid two persons. A/t/a, ‘to them both’)
- الشَّيۡطٰنُ — Shai-taa- no — The Satan (= n., s., A bad, evil or false deity, friend, leader or Satanic companion. The devil. The Evil Embodiment. The evil One. The evil spirited person. The evil personified. Polytheist. Rebellious ringleader. Also, a hypocrite; an idol-worshipper, the insanity or satanic imbalance. A/t/a, ‘The Shaitan (Satan)’ and ‘the devil’)
- لِ — Lay — For (= For the object, person, purpose or reason of; intended for; meant for; on account of; concerning; regarding; relative to. A/t/a, ‘that,’ ‘so that,’ ‘with the result that’ and ‘in order to’)
- يُبۡدِىَ — Yoob-day-ya — Expose (= v., pres., s., 3rd person. Manifest. Reveal. Show. A/t/a, ‘he might make known,’ ‘manifest,’ ‘he might lead,’ ‘bringing openly before their minds’ and ‘uncover’)
- لَ — La — For (= Because of; concerning; due to. See لَ above. A/t/a, ’unto’ and ‘to’)
- هُمَا — Ho-maa — Them both (= pro., 2pl., m., 3rd person. Ref to aforesaid two persons)
- مَاۤ — Maa — What (= All that; whatever; whatsoever; at such time; when. A/t/a, ’which’ and ‘that which’)
- وٗرِىَ –Wo-ray-ya — Was hidden (= v., past., pass., s., 3rd person. Buried. Clandestine. Concealed. Covered. Kept secret. Secreted. Unknown. Veiled. A/t/a. ‘was hidden,’ ‘were hidden,’ ‘has been hidden,’ ‘had been hidden,’ ‘what was hidden … before,’ ‘was hidden (before)’ and ‘they had never seen before’)
- عَنۡ — Un — From (= About; concerning; regarding; relative to)
- هُمَا — Ho-maa — Them both (= pro., 2pl., m., 3rd person. Ref to aforesaid two person. A/t/a, ‘them’ and ‘each other’)
- مِنۡ — Min — From (= Among, from or out of the class or category of several articles, counts, kind, things, persons or phenomenon. A/t/a, ‘of’)
- سَوۡاٰتِ — Sao-aa-tay — Vulnerabilities (= n., pl. This word is the plural of that which expresses the meanings of (a) debility, exposure, feebleness, frailty, fragility, infirmity, liability, limitation, shortcoming, susceptibility, vulnerability or weakness, and (b) a bad, evil or shameful thing. It describes nudities as are in one’s private parts. A/t/a, ‘nakedness,’ ’shame,’ ‘shameful parts,’ ‘shortcomings,’ and ‘private parts’)
- هِمَا — Hay-maa — Their both (= pro., 2pl., m., 3rd person. Ref to aforesaid two persons)
- وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet)
- قَالَ — Qaa-la — He said (= v., past, s., 3rd person. Announced; broadcast; called; conveyed; declared; informed; told)
- مَاۤ — Maa — Not (= Never; no; none; not at all. A/t/a, ‘only’)
- نَهَى — Na-ha — Prohibited (= Checked; curbed; forbade; limited; prohibited; restrained; restricted; stopped. A/t/a, ‘forbidden’ and ‘did … forbid’)
- كُمَا — Ko-maa — You both (= pro., 2pl., 2nd person. You two men, women or bunch of groups of people)
- رَبُّ — Rub-bo — God / Lord (= The Almighty Allah who fills all needs of all His creatures; Creator; Master; One Who Sustain; The Lord provident; The Ultimate Provider of Air, water, food and whatever we need to live and subsist. See 001:002)
- كُمَا — Ko-maa — You both (= pro., 2pl., 2nd person. You. See كُمَا above)
- عَنۡ — Un — From (= About; concerning; regarding; relative to)
- هٰذِهِ — Ha-zat-h … (sh) — This (= This particularly pointed out; present right here; what is in front of you)
- الشَّجَرَةَ — Sha-ja-ra-ta — Tree (= n., Vegetation with roots below and trunk above ground Growth. A particular group of folks, nation, people, tribe or situation. The tree of evil in the Adam and Eve story)
- اِلَّاۤ — Il-laa — Nothing but (= Except; saving. A/t/a. ‘lest,’ ‘only lest’ and ‘save’)
- اَنۡ — Un — Surely (= Absolutely; certainly; definitely; positively; verily)
- تَكُوۡنَا — Ta-koo-naa — You both be (= v., pres., 2pl., 2nd person. You two would have; you will turn into; it happens or occurs to you both. A/t/a, ‘you become,’ ‘you should become,’ ’ye should become’ and ‘from becoming’)
- مَلَـكَيۡنِ — Ma-la-kai-nay — King & Queen (= n., 2pl., 1. Autocrats. Caliphs. Chiefs. Kings. Masters. Monarchs. Rulers. 2. Kind and loving people. 3. The immortal beings who execute the commands of God Almighty and never do a wrong. Angels. A/t/a, ‘monarchs’ and ’angels’)
- اَوۡ — Auo — Or (= Alternatively; in substitution)
- تَكُوۡنَا — Ta-koo-naa — You both be (= v., pres., 2pl., 2nd person. See تَكُوۡنَا above)
- مِنَ — May-na … (ul) — From (= Among, from or out of the class or category of several articles, counts, kind, things, persons or phenomenon. A/t/a, ‘of’)
- الۡخٰلِدِيۡنَ — Khaa-lay-dee-n — Who live forever (= n., Those abiding, living, staying or residing for a long but unspecified period. Some interpreters have labeled that period to be ‘forever.’ A/t/a, ‘everlasting and immortal,’ ‘such beings as live for ever,’ ‘live forever’ and ’immortals’)
** Note 007:021. The translation of this verse as ordinarily spoken and understood is above although its literal translation is stated below.
Then the Satan whispered to them both For exposing them both to what was hidden From them both out of the vulnerabilities of them both.
And he said, “God of you both did not prohibit From this tree for any reason Except you both become kings and queens Or you both become those who live forever.”
