Surah Taa-Haa · Ayah 120·Makkī

120

إِلَيْهِ هَلْ عَلَىٰ لَّا ﴿١٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh 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?"

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

سوء استفادةٌ شیطان از تمایل آدم به جاودانگی

شیطان» تمایل آدم را در نظر گرفت و به اینجا رسید که او میل به زندگی جاودان و رسیدن به قدرت بی‌زوال دارد. از این‌رو برای کشاندن او به مخالفت با فرمان پروردگار» از این دو عامل استفاده کرد. به تعبیر دیگرء همان گونه که خداوند به آدم وعده داد که اگر شیطان را از خود دور کنی» همیشه در پهشت مشمول نعمت‌های پروردگارت خواهی بودء شیطان نیز در وسوسه‌هایش روی همین نقطه متمرکز شد.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 9 roots in 9 of 13 words

Rarest here: و-س-و-س — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 12 points across 5 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)1
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

13 words · 51 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 120 of 135

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 7:20 · Al-A'raafvery close

    فَوَسْوَسَ لَهُمَا ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لِيُبْدِىَ لَهُمَا مَا وُۥرِىَ عَنْهُمَا مِن سَوْءَٰتِهِمَا وَقَالَ مَا نَهَىٰكُمَا رَبُّكُمَا عَنْ هَٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَا مَلَكَيْنِ أَوْ تَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلْخَٰلِدِينَ

    But Satan whispered to them to make apparent to them that which was concealed from them of their private parts. He said, "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree except that you…

  • Quran 36:60 · Yaseenclose

    أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يَٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ

    Did I not enjoin upon you, O children of Adam, that you not worship Satan - [for] indeed, he is to you a clear enemy -

  • Quran 12:42 · Yusufclose

    وَقَالَ لِلَّذِى ظَنَّ أَنَّهُۥ نَاجٍ مِّنْهُمَا ٱذْكُرْنِى عِندَ رَبِّكَ فَأَنسَىٰهُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ ذِكْرَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلَبِثَ فِى ٱلسِّجْنِ بِضْعَ سِنِينَ

    And he said to the one whom he knew would go free, "Mention me before your master." But Satan made him forget the mention [to] his master, and Joseph remained in prison several…

  • Quran 26:188 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    قَالَ رَبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

    He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do."

  • Quran 53:13 · An-Najmclose

    وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ

    And he certainly saw him in another descent

  • Quran 26:31 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    قَالَ فَأْتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

    [Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful."

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-A'raaf 7:205 shared roots

    فَوَسْوَسَ لَهُمَا ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لِيُبْدِىَ لَهُمَا مَا وُۥرِىَ عَنْهُمَا مِن سَوْءَٰتِهِمَا وَقَالَ مَا نَهَىٰكُمَا رَبُّكُمَا عَنْ هَٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَا مَلَكَيْنِ أَوْ تَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلْخَٰلِدِينَ

    و-س-و-سش-ج-رش-ط-نخ-ل-دم-ل-ك

  • Al-A'raaf 7:224 shared roots

    فَدَلَّىٰهُمَا بِغُرُورٍ فَلَمَّا ذَاقَا ٱلشَّجَرَةَ بَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْءَٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ وَنَادَىٰهُمَا رَبُّهُمَآ أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمَا عَن تِلْكُمَا ٱلشَّجَرَةِ وَأَقُل لَّكُمَآ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ لَكُمَا عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ

    د-ل-لش-ج-رش-ط-نق-و-ل

  • Yaseen 36:602 shared roots

    أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يَٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ

    أ-د-مش-ط-ن

  • Taa-Haa 20:1163 shared roots

    وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ

    أ-د-مم-ل-كق-و-ل

  • Al-A'raaf 7:192 shared roots

    وَيَٰٓـَٔادَمُ ٱسْكُنْ أَنتَ وَزَوْجُكَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ فَكُلَا مِنْ حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا وَلَا تَقْرَبَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    أ-د-مش-ج-ر

  • Al-A'raaf 7:113 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ ثُمَّ صَوَّرْنَٰكُمْ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ لَمْ يَكُن مِّنَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

    أ-د-مم-ل-كق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 20:120?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 20:120 include Quran 7:20 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 36:60 (Surah Yaseen), Quran 12:42 (Surah Yusuf), and Quran 26:188 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 7:20 reads: “But Satan whispered to them to make apparent to them that which was concealed from them of their private parts. He said, "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree except that you…” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 20:120 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 20:120 (Surah Taa-Haa, Taa-Haa) reads: “Then Satan whispered to him; he said, "O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate?"”

Which surah is verse 20:120 in?

Quran 20:120 is āyah 120 of Surah Taa-Haa (Taa-Haa), chapter 20 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 135 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 20:120?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 20:120 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 20:120?

Tartīl presents Quran 20:120 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.