Tafseer 17

Al Salam alaikum wa Rahmat Allah wa Barakatoh

"ولقد عهدنا إلى آدم من قبل فنسي ولم نجد له عزمًا"

Meaning:  And indeed We made a covenant with Adam before, but he forgot, and We found on his part no firm willpower.

"وإذ قلنا للملائكة اسجدوا لآدم فسجدوا إلا إبليس أبى"

And (remember) when We said to the angels:  "Prostrate yourselves to Adam."  They prostrated themselves (all) except Iblis (Satan); he refused.

"فقلنا يا آدم إن هذا عدو لك ولزوجك فلا يخرجنكما من الجنة فتشقى"

Then We said:  "O Adam!  Verily, this is an enemy to you and to your wife.  So, let him not get you both out of Paradise, so that you will be distressed."

"إن لك ألا تجوع فيها ولا تعرى"

Verily, you have (a promise from Us) that you will never be hungry therein nor naked.

"وأنك لا تظمؤ فيها ولا تضحى"

And you (will) suffer not from thirst therein nor from the sun's heat.

"فوسوس إليه الشيطان قال يا آدم هل أدلك على شجرة الخلد وملك لا يبلى"

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 a way?"

"فأكلا منها فبدت لهما سوآتهما وطفقا يخصفان عليهما من ورق الجنة وعصى آدم ربه فغوى"

Then they both ate of the tree, and so their private parts became manifest to them, and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise for their covering.  Thus did Adam disobey his Lord, so he went astray.

"ثم اجتباه ربه فتاب عليه وهدى"

Then his Lord chose him, and turned to him with forgiveness, and gave him guidance.

"قال اهبطا منها جميعًا بعضكم لبعض عدو فإما يأتينكم مني هدًى فمن اتبع هداي فلا يضل ولا يشقى"

He (Allah) said:  "Get you down (from Paradise to the earth), both of you together, some of you are an enemy to some others.  Then if there comes to you guidance from Me, then whoever follows My guidance he shall neither go astray nor shall be distressed."

"ومن أعرض عن ذكري فإن له معيشةً ضنكًا ونحشره يوم القيامة أعمى"

"But whosoever turns away from My Reminder (i.e. neither believes in this Qur'an nor acts on its teachings), verily, for him is a life of hardship, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Resurrection."

"قال رب لم حشرتني أعمى وقد كنت بصيرًا"

He will say:  "O my Lord!  Why have you raised me up blind, while I had sight (before)."

"قال كذلك أتتك آياتنا فنسيتها وكذلك اليوم تنسى"

(Allah) will say "Like this Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) came to you, but you disregarded them (i.e. you left them, did not think deeply in them, and you turned away from them), and so this Day, you will be neglected (in the Hell-fire, away from Allah's Mercy)."

"وكذلك نجزي من أسرف ولم يؤمن بآيات ربه ولعذاب الآخرة أشد وأبقى"

And thus do We requite him who transgresses beyond bounds [i.e. commits the great sins and disobeys his Lord (Allah) and believes not in His Messengers, and His revealed Books, like this Qur'an], and believes not in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of his Lord; and the torment of the Hereafter is far more severe and more lasting.

سورة طه 115 – 127

The Source:

Interpretation of the Meanings of The Noble Qur'an In The English Language

 A Summarized Version of At-Tabari, Al-Qurtubi and Ibn Kathir with comments from Sahih Al-Bukhari.

Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan

Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali

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