Surah 7. Al-A'raf

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-25 [2], 26-31 [3], 32-39 [4], 40-47 [5], 48-53 [6], 54-58 [7], 59-64 [8], 65-72 [9], 73-84 [10], 85-93 [11], 94-99 [12], 100-108 [13], 109-126 [14], 127-129 [15], 130-141 [16], 142-147 [17], 148-151 [18], 152-157 [19], 158-162 [20], 163-171 [21], 172-181 [22], 182-188 [23], 189-206 [24]

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Quran Text of Verse 11-25وَ لَقَدْAnd certainlyخَلَقْنٰكُمْWe created youثُمَّthenصَوَّرْنٰكُمْWe fashioned youثُمَّThenقُلْنَاWe saidلِلْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِto the AngelsاسْجُدُوْاProstrateلِاٰدَمَ ۖۗto AdamفَسَجَدُوْۤاSo they prostratedاِلَّاۤexceptاِبْلِیْسَ ؕIbleesلَمْNotیَكُنْhe wasمِّنَofالسّٰجِدِیْنَ those who prostrated 7. Al-A'raf Page 152قَالَ(Allah) saidمَاWhatمَنَعَكَprevented youاَلَّاthat notتَسْجُدَyou prostrateاِذْwhenاَمَرْتُكَ ؕI commanded youقَالَ(Shaitaan) saidاَنَاI amخَیْرٌbetterمِّنْهُ ۚthan himخَلَقْتَنِیْYou created meمِنْfromنَّارٍfireوَّ خَلَقْتَهٗand You created himمِنْfromطِیْنٍ clay قَالَ(Allah) saidفَاهْبِطْThen go downمِنْهَاfrom itفَمَاfor notیَكُوْنُit isلَكَfor youاَنْthatتَتَكَبَّرَyou be arrogantفِیْهَاin itفَاخْرُجْSo get outاِنَّكَindeed youمِنَ(are) ofالصّٰغِرِیْنَ the disgraced ones قَالَ(Shaitaan) saidاَنْظِرْنِیْۤGive me respiteاِلٰیtillیَوْمِ(the) Dayیُبْعَثُوْنَ they are raised up قَالَ(Allah) saidاِنَّكَIndeed youمِنَ(are) ofالْمُنْظَرِیْنَ the ones given respite قَالَ(Shaitaan) saidفَبِمَاۤBecauseاَغْوَیْتَنِیْYou have sent me astrayلَاَقْعُدَنَّsurely I will sitلَهُمْfor themصِرَاطَكَ(on) Your pathالْمُسْتَقِیْمَۙthe straight ثُمَّThenلَاٰتِیَنَّهُمْsurely, I will come to themمِّنْۢfromبَیْنِbeforeاَیْدِیْهِمْthemوَ مِنْand fromخَلْفِهِمْbehind themوَ عَنْand fromاَیْمَانِهِمْtheir rightوَ عَنْand fromشَمَآىِٕلِهِمْ ؕtheir leftوَ لَاand notتَجِدُYou (will) findاَكْثَرَهُمْmost of themشٰكِرِیْنَ grateful قَالَ(Allah) saidاخْرُجْGet outمِنْهَاof itمَذْءُوْمًاdisgracedمَّدْحُوْرًا ؕand expelledلَمَنْCertainly whoeverتَبِعَكَfollows youمِنْهُمْamong themلَاَمْلَـَٔنَّsurely I will fillجَهَنَّمَHellمِنْكُمْwith youاَجْمَعِیْنَ all وَ یٰۤاٰدَمُAnd O Adam!اسْكُنْDwellاَنْتَyouوَ زَوْجُكَand your wifeالْجَنَّةَ(in) the Gardenفَكُلَاand you both eatمِنْfromحَیْثُwhereverشِئْتُمَاyou both wishوَ لَاbut (do) notتَقْرَبَاapproach [you both]هٰذِهِthisالشَّجَرَةَ[the] treeفَتَكُوْنَاlest you both beمِنَamongالظّٰلِمِیْنَ the wrongdoers فَوَسْوَسَThen whisperedلَهُمَاto both of themالشَّیْطٰنُthe Shaitaanلِیُبْدِیَto make apparentلَهُمَاto both of themمَاwhatوٗرِیَwas concealedعَنْهُمَاfrom both of themمِنْofسَوْاٰتِهِمَاtheir shameوَ قَالَAnd he saidمَا(Did) notنَهٰىكُمَاforbid you bothرَبُّكُمَاyour Lordعَنْfromهٰذِهِthisالشَّجَرَةِ[the] treeاِلَّاۤexceptاَنْthatتَكُوْنَاyou two becomeمَلَكَیْنِAngelsاَوْorتَكُوْنَاyou two becomeمِنَofالْخٰلِدِیْنَ the immortals وَ قَاسَمَهُمَاۤAnd he swore (to) both of themاِنِّیْIndeed I amلَكُمَاto both of youلَمِنَamongالنّٰصِحِیْنَۙthe sincere advisers فَدَلّٰىهُمَاSo he made both of them fallبِغُرُوْرٍ ۚby deceptionفَلَمَّاThen whenذَاقَاthey both tastedالشَّجَرَةَthe treeبَدَتْbecame apparentلَهُمَاto both of themسَوْاٰتُهُمَاtheir shameوَ طَفِقَاand they beganیَخْصِفٰنِ(to) fastenعَلَیْهِمَاover themselvesمِنْfromوَّرَقِ(the) leavesالْجَنَّةِ ؕ(of) the Gardenوَ نَادٰىهُمَاAnd called them bothرَبُّهُمَاۤtheir LordاَلَمْDid notاَنْهَكُمَاI forbid you bothعَنْfromتِلْكُمَاthisالشَّجَرَةِ[the] treeوَ اَقُلْand [I] sayلَّكُمَاۤto both of youاِنَّthatالشَّیْطٰنَ[the] Shaitaanلَكُمَاto both of youعَدُوٌّ(is) an enemyمُّبِیْنٌ open 7. Al-A'raf Page 153قَالَاBoth of them saidرَبَّنَاOur Lordظَلَمْنَاۤwe have wrongedاَنْفُسَنَا ٚourselvesوَ اِنْand ifلَّمْnotتَغْفِرْYou forgiveلَنَا[for] usوَ تَرْحَمْنَاand have mercy (on) usلَنَكُوْنَنَّsurely we will beمِنَamongالْخٰسِرِیْنَ the losers قَالَ(Allah) saidاهْبِطُوْاGet downبَعْضُكُمْsome of youلِبَعْضٍto some othersعَدُوٌّ ۚ(as) enemyوَ لَكُمْAnd for youفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthمُسْتَقَرٌّ(is) a dwelling placeوَّ مَتَاعٌand livelihoodاِلٰیforحِیْنٍ a time قَالَHe saidفِیْهَاIn itتَحْیَوْنَyou will liveوَ فِیْهَاand in itتَمُوْتُوْنَyou will dieوَ مِنْهَاand from itتُخْرَجُوْنَ۠you will be brought forth

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Translation of Verse 11-25

11. Surely We created you, ³⁰⁶ then shaped you, then said to the angels, "Prostrate before Adam," so they all did-but not Iblîs , ³⁰⁷ who refused to prostrate with the others.

12. Allah asked, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" He replied, "I am better than he is: You created me from fire and him from clay."

13. Allah said, "Then get down from Paradise! It is not for you to be arrogant here. So get out! You are truly one of the disgraced."

14. He appealed, "Then delay my end until the Day of their resurrection."

15. Allah said, "You are delayed ˹until the appointed Day˺." ³⁰⁸

16. He said, "For leaving me to stray I will lie in ambush for them on Your Straight Path.

17. I will approach them from their front, their back, their right, their left, and then You will find most of them ungrateful."

18. Allah said, "Get out of Paradise! You are disgraced and rejected! I will certainly fill up Hell with you and your followers all together."

19. ˹Allah said,˺ "O Adam! Live with your wife in Paradise and eat from wherever you please, but do not approach this tree, or else you will be wrongdoers."

20. Then Satan tempted them in order to expose what was hidden of their nakedness. He said, "Your Lord has forbidden this tree to you only to prevent you from becoming angels or immortals."

21. And he swore to them, "I am truly your sincere advisor."

22. So he brought about their fall through deception. And when they tasted of the tree, their nakedness was exposed to them, prompting them to cover themselves with leaves from Paradise. Then their Lord called out to them, "Did I not forbid you from that tree and ˹did I not˺ tell you that Satan is your sworn enemy?"

23. They replied, "Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will certainly be losers."

24. Allah said, "Descend as enemies to each other. ³⁰⁹ You will find in the earth a residence and provision for your appointed stay."

25. He added, "There you will live, there you will die, and from there you will be resurrected."

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Commentary

306. i.e., your father, Adam ( ﷺ ) .

307. See footnote for 2:34.

308. Satan asked to be allowed to live until humans are resurrected in order to escape death at the end of time. He was told he was going to live only until the time appointed by Allah Almighty.

309. There will be enmity between humans and Satan.