Quran 20:120 Word by Word & Translations

20:120 Word by Word (2021)

Then whispered to him Shaitaan, he said, "O Adam! Shall I direct you to (the) tree (of) the Eternity and a kingdom not (that will) deteriorate?"


20:120 Arabic

فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ قَالَ يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَىٰ شَجَرَةِ ٱلْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍ لَّا يَبْلَىٰ

20:120 Transliteration

Fawaswasa ilayhi alshshaytanu qala ya adamu hal adulluka AAala shajarati alkhuldi wamulkin la yabla
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
But the devil whispered to him, he said: "O Adam, shall I lead you to the tree of immortality and a kingdom which will not waste away?"
Abdel Haleem
But Satan whispered to Adam, saying, ‘Adam, shall I show you the tree of immortality and power that never decays?’
Abdul Hye
Then Satan whispered to him saying: “O Adam! Shall I lead you to the tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that will never waste away?”
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Then the Satan whispered unto him; he said: Adam! shall direct thee to the tree of eternity and a dominion that ageth not
Ahmed Ali
But then Satan tempted him by saying: "O Adam, should I show you the tree of immortality, and a kingdom that will never know any wane?"
Ahmed Hulusi
Then Satan incited him, “O Adam, shall I inform you of the tree of immortality and of a possession that never deteriorates?”
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Then the Satan gave evil suggestion to him, he said, 'O Adam! Shall I tell you the tree of eternity and a Kingdom that decays not?
Aisha Bewley
But Shaytan whispered to him, saying, ´Adam, shall I show you the way to the Tree of Everlasting Life and to a kingdom which will never fade away?´
Ali Ünal
But Satan made an evil suggestion, saying: "O Adam, shall I lead you to the tree of everlasting life and a kingdom that will never decay?"
Ali Quli Qara'i
Then Satan tempted him. He said, ‘O Adam! Shall I show you the tree of immortality, and an imperishable kingdom?’
Amatul Rahman Omar
But satan made an evil suggestion to him. He said, `Adam! shall I direct you to the tree which leads to eternal life and a kingdom which never decays
Arthur John Arberry
Then Satan whispered to him saying, 'Adam, shall I point thee to the Tree of Eternity, and a Kingdom that decays not?
Bakhtiari Nejad
But Satan seduced him, he said: “Adam, should I lead you to the tree of eternity (and immortality) and to a kingdom that does not deteriorate?”
Bijan Moeinian
The Satan, however, tempted them whispering: “Adam, may I show you a tree that (eating its fruit) will give you an eternal life and power?”
Bilal Muhammad 2018
But Satan whispered wrong to him. He said, “O Adam, will I lead you to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that never decays?
Corpus.Quran
Then whispered to him Shaitaan he said O Adam Shall I direct you to (the) tree (of) the Eternity and a kingdom not (that will) deteriorate
Dr. Kamal Omar
Then Satan whispered to him (and) said: “O Adam! Shall I lead you to the tree of eternity and to a dominion that will never crumble?”
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Then, Satan whispered evil to him. He said: O Adam! Will I point thee to the Tree of Infinity and a dominion that will not decay?
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
But Satan suggested him (an) idea. He said: ‘O Adam! Shall I inform you of the tree of immortality (in the Paradise of Allah’s nearness), and also the (secret of that divine) dominion which will neither fall nor cease to exist?
Dr. Munir Munshey
Yet Shaitan whispered (and aroused) doubts in his mind saying, "Oh Adam, shall I show you the tree of immortality, and the domain that has no demise?"
Edward Henry Palmer
But the devil whispered to him. Said he, 'O Adam! shall I guide thee to the tree of immortality, and a kingdom that shall not wane?
Faridul Haque
So the devil incited him, saying, "O Adam, shall I show you the tree of immortality and a kingdom that does not erode?"
Fode Drame
So Satan whispered to him he said, “O Adam, may I show you the tree of eternal life and a kingdom that will never decay.”
George Sale
But Satan whispered evil suggestions unto him, saying, O Adam, shall I guide thee to the tree of eternity, and a kingdom which faileth not
Hamid S. Aziz
But Satan whispered to him, saying. "O Adam! shall I guide you to the Tree of Immortality, and a kingdom that wastes not away?"
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
But satan whispered to him saying: 'Adam, shall I direct you the Tree of Eternity and a kingdom which never decays?
Hilali - Khan
Then Shaitan (Satan) whispered to him, saying : "O Adam! Shall I lead you to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that will never waste away?"
Irving/Hegab
Satan whispered to him; he said: "Adam, shall I lead you to the Tree of Immortality and such control as will never disappear?"
John Medows Rodwell
But Satan whispered him: said he, "O Adam! shall I shew thee the tree of Eternity, and the Kingdom that faileth not?"
Linda "iLham" Barto
Satan whispered to him, saying, “O Adam, shall I lead you to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that never decays?”
Maududi
But Satan seduced him, saying: "Adam! Shall I direct you to a tree of eternal life and an abiding kingdom?"
Maulana Muhammad Ali
But the devil made an evil suggestion to him; he said: O Adam, shall I lead thee to the tree of immortality and a kingdom which decays not
Mir Aneesuddin
But the devil whispered to him saying. "O Adam! shall I lead you to the tree of eternity and a kingdom that has no downfall?"
Mohammad Shafi
Then the Satan seduced him, saying, "O Adam! Shall I show you the tree of immortality and a kingdom that shall not decay?"
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
So the devil inspired and talked to him, he said: "You Adam, do I guide you on (to) the immortality's/eternity's tree, and possession and free will/kingdom (that) does not wear out?"
Muhammad Asad
But Satan whispered unto him, saying: "O Adam! Shall I lead thee to the tree of life eternal; and [thus] to a kingdom that will never decay?"
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Then Ash-Shaytan (The Ever-Vicious, i.e., the Devil) whispered to him. He said, "O Adam, shall I indicate to you the Tree of Eternity and a Kingdom that does not decay?"
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
But the devil whispered to him, saying: O Adam! Shall I show thee the tree of immortality and power that wasteth not away
Muhammad Sarwar
Satan, trying to seduce him, said, "Adam, do you want me to show you the Tree of Eternity and the Everlasting Kingdom?"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Then the Satan instigated him. He said, .‘Adam, shall I guide you to the tree of eternity and to an empire that does not decay?
Munir Mezyed
Thus, ‘Satan’ whispered lies in his ear, saying: "O’ ‘Adam’, shall I lead you into the tree of eternity, and into a kingdom that never decays.”
MunirMezyed2023
But the devil whispered lies in his ear, saying: "O’ Adam, shall I lead you into the tree of eternity, and into a kingdom that will never decay?”
Musharraf Hussain
Satan whispered to him and said, “Adam, shall I show you the tree of eternity and power that will never diminish?”
Mustafa Khattab 2018
But Satan whispered to him, saying, “O Adam! Shall I show you the Tree of Immortality and a kingdom that does not fade away?”
Mustaqim
Then the devil whispered to him, saying: oh Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and a kingdom which does not diminish?
N J Dawood 2014
But Satan whispered to him, saying: ‘Adam, shall I show you the Tree of Immortality and an imperishable kingdom?‘
Rashad Khalifa
But the devil whispered to him, saying, "O Adam, let me show you the tree of eternity and unending kingship."
Safi Kaskas
Then Satan whispered to him, saying, "Adam, shall I show you the tree of immortality and a kingdom that will never decay?"
Samy Mahdy
So, Satan whispered to him. He said, “O Adam, shall I usher you upon the Eternity Tree, and a kingdom that never decays?”
Shabbir Ahmed
But Satan whispered to him (The selfish desire was teaching him a sinister lesson), "O Adam! Shall I lead you to the tree of eternal life and ownership that is ever-lasting?"
Shakir
But the Shaitan made an evil suggestion to him; he said: O Adam! Shall I guide you to the tree of immortality and a kingdom which decays not
Sher Ali
But Satan whispered evil suggestions to him. He said, `O Adam, shall I direct thee to the tree of eternity, and to a kingdom that never decays?
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Then Satan whispered evil to him: And he said: "O Adam! Shall I lead you to the tree of eternity and to a kingdom that never declines (or spoils)?"
T.B.Irving
Satan whispered to him; he said: "Adam, shall I lead you to the Tree of Immortality and such control as will never disappear?"
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Then Satan whispered to him, suggesting, “O Adam, Shall I lead you to the tree of eternity and a kingdom that never decays?”
Talal Itani (2012)
But Satan whispered to him. He said, 'O Adam, shall I show you the Tree of Immortality, and a kingdom that never decays?'
The Study Quran
Then Satan whispered to him. He said, “O Adam! Shall I show thee the Tree of Everlastingness and a kingdom that never decays?
The Wise Quran
But the devil whispered to him. He said, 'O Adam! Shall I guide you to the tree of immortality, and a kingdom that shall not wane?'
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
Then Satan whispered to him; he said, "O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate?"
Wahiduddin Khan
But Satan whispered evil to him, saying, Adam, shall I lead you to the tree of immortality and to a kingdom that never declines
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
But Satan whispered evil to him: he said, "O Adam! shall I lead thee to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that never decays?"