The Heights
7. Al-A'rāf
الأعراف

al-A‘rāf (The Elevations)

ٱلْأَعْرَاف

7:20

فَوَسْوَسَ

لَهُمَا

الشَّيْطَانُ

لِيُبْدِيَ

لَهُمَا

مَا

وُورِيَ

عَنْهُمَا

مِن

سَوْآتِهِمَا

وَقَالَ

مَا

نَهَاكُمَا

رَبُّكُمَا

عَنْ

هَذِهِ

الشَّجَرَةِ

إِلَّا

أَن

تَكُونَا

مَلَكَيْنِ

أَوْ

تَكُونَا

مِنَ

الْخَالِدِينَ

fa-waswasa lahumā sh-shayṭānu li-yubdiya lahumā wūriya ʿanhumā min sawʾātihimā wa-qāla nahākumā rabbukumā ʿan hādhihi sh-shajarati ʾillā ʾan takūnā malakayni ʾaw takūnā mina l-khālidīna

Satan tempted them to reveal that which was kept private from them and said, "Your Lord has not prohibited you (to eat the fruits of this tree) unless you want to be angels or immortal."

Muhammad Sarwar