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˹Allah said,˺ “O Adam! Live with your wife in Paradise and eat from wherever you please, but do not approach this tree, or else you will be wrongdoers.”

Then Satan tempted them in order to expose what was hidden of their nakedness. He said, “Your Lord has forbidden this tree to you only to prevent you from becoming angels or immortals.”

And he swore to them, “I am truly your sincere advisor.”

So he brought about their fall through deception. And when they tasted of the tree, their nakedness was exposed to them, prompting them to cover themselves with leaves from Paradise. Then their Lord called out to them, “Did I not forbid you from that tree and ˹did I not˺ tell you that Satan is your sworn enemy?”

They replied, “Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will certainly be losers.”

Allah said, “Descend as enemies to each other.¹ You will find in the earth a residence and provision for your appointed stay.”

He added, “There you will live, there you will die, and from there you will be resurrected.”

O children of Adam! We have provided for you clothing to cover your nakedness and as an adornment. However, the best clothing is righteousness. This is one of Allah’s bounties, so perhaps you will be mindful.

O children of Adam! Do not let Satan deceive you as he tempted your parents out of Paradise and caused their cover to be removed in order to expose their nakedness. Surely he and his soldiers watch you from where you cannot see them. We have made the devils allies of those who disbelieve.

We cautioned, “O Adam! Live with your wife in Paradise and eat as freely as you please, but do not approach this tree, or else you will be wrongdoers.”

But Satan deceived them—leading to their fall from the ˹blissful˺ state they were in,¹ and We said, “Descend from the heavens ˹to the earth˺ as enemies to each other.² You will find in the earth a residence and provision for your appointed stay.”

Then Adam was inspired with words ˹of prayer˺ by his Lord,¹ so He accepted his repentance. Surely He is the Accepter of Repentance, Most Merciful.

We said, “Descend all of you! Then when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows it, there will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve.

But those who disbelieve and deny Our signs will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.”

And indeed, We once made a covenant with Adam, but he forgot, and ˹so˺ We did not find determination in him.

And ˹remember˺ when We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam,” so they all did—but not Iblîs,¹ who refused ˹arrogantly˺.

So We cautioned, “O Adam! This is surely an enemy to you and to your wife. So do not let him drive you both out of Paradise, for you ˹O Adam˺ would then suffer ˹hardship˺.

Here it is guaranteed that you will never go hungry or unclothed,

nor will you ˹ever˺ suffer from thirst or ˹the sun’s˺ heat.”¹ 

But Satan whispered to him, saying, “O Adam! Shall I show you the Tree of Immortality and a kingdom that does not fade away?”

So they both ate from the tree and then their nakedness was exposed to them, prompting them to cover themselves with leaves from Paradise. So Adam disobeyed his Lord, and ˹so˺ lost his way.¹

Then his Lord chose him ˹for His grace˺, accepted his repentance, and guided him ˹rightly˺.

Allah said, “Descend, both of you, from here together ˹with Satan˺ as enemies to each other. Then when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray ˹in this life˺ nor suffer ˹in the next˺.