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وَإِذْ And when قَالَ said رَبُّكَ your Lord لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ to the angels إِنِّى Indeed, I (am) جَاعِلٌۭ going to place فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth خَلِيفَةًۭ ۖ a vicegerent قَالُوٓا۟ they said أَتَجْعَلُ Will You place فِيهَا in it مَن (one) who يُفْسِدُ will spread corruption فِيهَا in it وَيَسْفِكُ and will shed ٱلدِّمَآءَ [the] blood[s] وَنَحْنُ while we نُسَبِّحُ [we] glorify (You) بِحَمْدِكَ with Your praises وَنُقَدِّسُ and we sanctify لَكَ ۖ [to] You قَالَ He said إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I أَعْلَمُ [I] know مَا what لَا not تَعْلَمُونَ you know ٣٠

And [mention, O Muḥammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority." They said, "Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we exalt You with praise and declare Your perfection?" He [Allāh] said, "Indeed, I know that which you do not know."

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وَعَلَّمَ And He taught ءَادَمَ Adam ٱلْأَسْمَآءَ the names كُلَّهَا all of them ثُمَّ Then عَرَضَهُمْ He displayed them عَلَى to ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ the angels فَقَالَ then He said أَنۢبِـُٔونِى Inform Me بِأَسْمَآءِ of (the) names هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ (of) these إِن if كُنتُمْ you are صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful ٣١

And He taught Adam the names - all of them. Then He showed them to the angels and said, "Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful."

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قَالُوا۟ They said سُبْحَـٰنَكَ Glory be to You لَا No عِلْمَ knowledge لَنَآ (is) for us إِلَّا except مَا what عَلَّمْتَنَآ ۖ You have taught us إِنَّكَ Indeed You أَنتَ You ٱلْعَلِيمُ (are) the All-Knowing ٱلْحَكِيمُ the All-Wise ٣٢

They said, "Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise."

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قَالَ He said يَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ O Adam أَنۢبِئْهُم Inform them بِأَسْمَآئِهِمْ ۖ of their names فَلَمَّآ And when أَنۢبَأَهُم he had informed them بِأَسْمَآئِهِمْ of their names قَالَ He said أَلَمْ Did not أَقُل I say لَّكُمْ to you إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I أَعْلَمُ [I] know غَيْبَ (the) unseen ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَأَعْلَمُ and I know مَا what تُبْدُونَ you reveal وَمَا and what كُنتُمْ you [were] تَكْتُمُونَ conceal ٣٣

He said, "O Adam, inform them of their names." And when he had informed them of their names, He said, "Did I not tell you that I know the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth? And I know what you reveal and what you have concealed."

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وَإِذْ And when قُلْنَا We said لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ to the angels ٱسْجُدُوا۟ Prostrate لِـَٔادَمَ to Adam فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ [so] they prostrated إِلَّآ except إِبْلِيسَ Iblis أَبَىٰ He refused وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ and was arrogant وَكَانَ and became مِنَ of ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers ٣٤

And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate before Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers.

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وَقُلْنَا And We said يَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ O Adam ٱسْكُنْ Dwell أَنتَ you وَزَوْجُكَ and your spouse ٱلْجَنَّةَ (in) Paradise وَكُلَا and [you both] eat مِنْهَا from it رَغَدًا freely حَيْثُ (from) wherever شِئْتُمَا you [both] wish وَلَا But do not تَقْرَبَا [you two] approach هَـٰذِهِ this ٱلشَّجَرَةَ [the] tree فَتَكُونَا lest you [both] be مِنَ of ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٣٥

And We said, "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in [ease and] abundance from wherever you will. But do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers."

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فَأَزَلَّهُمَا Then made [both of] them slip ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan عَنْهَا from it فَأَخْرَجَهُمَا and he got [both of] them out مِمَّا from what كَانَا they [both] were فِيهِ ۖ in [it] وَقُلْنَا And We said ٱهْبِطُوا۟ Go down (all of you) بَعْضُكُمْ some of you لِبَعْضٍ to others عَدُوٌّۭ ۖ (as) enemy وَلَكُمْ and for you فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth مُسْتَقَرٌّۭ (is) a dwelling place وَمَتَـٰعٌ and a provision إِلَىٰ for حِينٍۢ a period ٣٦

But Satan caused them to slip out of it and removed them from that [condition] in which they had been. And We said, "Go down, [all of you], as enemies to one another, and you will have upon the earth a place of settlement and provision for a time."

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فَتَلَقَّىٰٓ Then received ءَادَمُ Adam مِن from رَّبِّهِۦ his Lord كَلِمَـٰتٍۢ words فَتَابَ So (his Lord) turned عَلَيْهِ ۚ towards him إِنَّهُۥ Indeed He هُوَ He ٱلتَّوَّابُ (is) the Oft-returning (to mercy) ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ٣٧

Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.

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