Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration Arabic فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ الشَّيْطَانُ قَالَ يَا آدَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَىٰ شَجَرَةِ الْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍ لَّا يَبْلَى Transliteration Fawaswasa ilayhi al shshayta nu qa la ya a damu hal adulluka AAala shajarati alkhuldi wamulkin la yabla Transliteration-2 fawaswasa ilayhi l-shayṭānu qāla yāādamu hal adulluka ʿalā shajarati l-khul'di wamul'kin lā yabl Word for Word 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?"
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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning 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?" M. M. Pickthall But the devil whispered to him, saying: O Adam! Shall I show thee the tree of immortality and power that wasteth not away 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?" 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 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 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? 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?" The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab But Satan whispered to him, saying, “O Adam! Shall I show you the Tree of Immortality and a kingdom that does not fade away?” Safi Kaskas Then Satan whispered to him, saying, "Adam, shall I show you the tree of immortality and a kingdom that will never decay?" 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?” 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 Monotheist Group] (2011 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?&rsquo 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?" 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?&rsquo 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?" 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 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? 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?" 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)?" 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?" Farook Malik -But Satan seduced him saying: "O Adam! Should I show you the Tree of Immortality and an everlasting kingdom?" 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?" 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?” Talal A. Itani (new translation) But Satan whispered to him. He said, 'O Adam, shall I show you the Tree of Immortality, and 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?" Ali 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 A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (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? Musharraf Hussain Satan whispered to him and said, “Adam, shall I show you the tree of eternity and power that will never diminish?” [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?" 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?"
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works 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?&rdquo 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?" 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? 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 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?" 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? Rashad Khalifa But the devil whispered to him, saying, "O Adam, let me show you the tree of eternity and unending kingship." 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? 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 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? Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali 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?"
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works 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? 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? 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 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?" N J Dawood (2014) But Satan whispered to him, saying: ‘Adam, shall I show you the Tree of Immortality and an imperishable kingdom?&lsquo
New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress 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?” Sayyid Qutb But Satan whispered to him, saying: 'Adam, shall I lead you to the tree of life eternal, and to a kingdom that will never decay?' Ahmed Hulusi Then Satan incited him, “O Adam, shall I inform you of the tree of immortality and of a possession that never deteriorates?” Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli Then Satan whispered (evil suggestions) to him, saying: 'O Adam! Shall I guide you to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that never decays Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim But AL-Shaytan sneakingly whispered to him, instigating evil. He said to Adam: "Shall I show you the tree of eternity and the kingdom which suffers no declension!" 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?"
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