Surah Taha, Ayah 120 (20:120)

طه

فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ قَالَ يََٰٓٔادَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَىٰ شَجَرَةِ ٱلْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍ لَّا …

Quran 20:120 is ayah 120 of Surah Taha (“Ta-Ha”), a Meccan surah of 135 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 320 of the Madani Mushaf.

20:120
فَوَسْوَسَإِلَيْهِٱلشَّيْطَٰنُقَالَيََٰٓٔادَمُهَلْأَدُلُّكَعَلَىٰشَجَرَةِٱلْخُلْدِوَمُلْكٍلَّايَبْلَىٰ١٢٠
fawaswasa ilayhi l-shayṭānu qāla yāādamu hal adulluka ʿalā shajarati l-khul'di wamul'kin lā yablā

Then Satan whispered to him; he said, "O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate?"(120)

Word by word

  1. فَوَسْوَسَfawaswasaThen whispered
  2. إِلَيْهِilayhito him
  3. ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُl-shayṭānuShaitaan
  4. قَالَqālahe said
  5. يََٰٓٔادَمُyāādamuO Adam
  6. هَلْhalShall
  7. أَدُلُّكَadullukaI direct you
  8. عَلَىٰʿalāto
  9. شَجَرَةِshajarati(the) tree
  10. ٱلْخُلْدِl-khul'di(of) the Eternity
  11. وَمُلْكٍwamul'kinand a kingdom
  12. لَّاlānot
  13. يَبْلَىٰyablā(that will) deteriorate

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