وَأَنَّكَ لا تَظمَأُ فيها وَلا تَضحىٰ
And you won’t be thirsty or suffer from the sun’s heat.”
فَوَسوَسَ إِلَيهِ الشَّيطانُ قالَ يا آدَمُ هَل أَدُلُّكَ عَلىٰ شَجَرَةِ الخُلدِ وَمُلكٍ لا يَبلىٰ
Then Satan whispered to him, saying, “O Adam, Shall I lead you to the tree of eternity and a kingdom that never decays?”
فَأَكَلا مِنها فَبَدَت لَهُما سَوآتُهُما وَطَفِقا يَخصِفانِ عَلَيهِما مِن وَرَقِ الجَنَّةِ ۚ وَعَصىٰ آدَمُ رَبَّهُ فَغَوىٰ
So they ate from it, and their nakedness was revealed to them. Consequently, they started covering themselves with leaves from the Garden. Adam disobeyed his Lord and strayed.
ثُمَّ اجتَباهُ رَبُّهُ فَتابَ عَلَيهِ وَهَدىٰ
But then, his Lord selected him, accepted his repentance, and provided guidance.
قالَ اهبِطا مِنها جَميعًا ۖ بَعضُكُم لِبَعضٍ عَدُوٌّ ۖ فَإِمّا يَأتِيَنَّكُم مِنّي هُدًى فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ هُدايَ فَلا يَضِلُّ وَلا يَشقىٰ
He commanded, “Descend from it, all of you, some of you enemies to others. However, when guidance from Me comes to you, those who follow My guidance will neither go astray nor be miserable.
وَمَن أَعرَضَ عَن ذِكري فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعيشَةً ضَنكًا وَنَحشُرُهُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ أَعمىٰ
However, those who disregard My reminder will have a life of hardship, and on the Day of Resurrection, We will resurrect them blind.”
قالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرتَني أَعمىٰ وَقَد كُنتُ بَصيرًا
He will protest, “My Lord, why did You resurrect me blind, though I was sighted?”
قالَ كَذٰلِكَ أَتَتكَ آياتُنا فَنَسيتَها ۖ وَكَذٰلِكَ اليَومَ تُنسىٰ
He will reply, “Just as Our revelations came to you, and you dismissed them, so today, you are dismissed.”
وَكَذٰلِكَ نَجزي مَن أَسرَفَ وَلَم يُؤمِن بِآياتِ رَبِّهِ ۚ وَلَعَذابُ الآخِرَةِ أَشَدُّ وَأَبقىٰ
This is how We recompense those who transgress and deny their Lord’s revelations. The punishment of the Hereafter is harsher and more lasting.
أَفَلَم يَهدِ لَهُم كَم أَهلَكنا قَبلَهُم مِنَ القُرونِ يَمشونَ في مَساكِنِهِم ۗ إِنَّ في ذٰلِكَ لَآياتٍ لِأُولِي النُّهىٰ
Didn’t they consider how many generations We annihilated before them, in whose dwellings they now roam? There are signs in this for those who possess insight.
وَلَولا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَت مِن رَبِّكَ لَكانَ لِزامًا وَأَجَلٌ مُسَمًّى
Without a predetermined decree from your Lord and a set term, their doom would’ve been inevitable.