Comparative Study
English Translations of Quran 20:120
16 scholarly English translations of verse 120 from Surah Taha, presented for comparative study.
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Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf AliBut Satan whispered evil to him: he said, "O Adam! shall I lead thee to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that never decays?"
Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Hilali & Muhsin KhanThen 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 away?"
But then Satan tempted him by saying: "O Adam, should I show you the tree of immortality, and a kingdom that will never know any wane?"
Ahmed Raza Khan
Ahmed Raza KhanSo the devil incited him, saying, “O Adam, shall I show you the tree of immortality and a kingdom that does not erode?”
Then Satan whispered to him saying, 'Adam, shall I point thee to the Tree of Eternity, and a Kingdom that decays not?'
Daryabadi
Abdul Majid DaryabadiThen the Satan whispered unto him; he said: Adam! shall direct thee to the tree of eternity and a dominion that ageth not!
But Satan whispered to him. He said, “O Adam, shall I show you the Tree of Immortality, and a kingdom that never decays?”
But Satan seduced him, saying: "Adam! Shall I direct you to a tree of eternal life and an abiding kingdom?"
Mubarakpuri
Safi-ur-Rahman al-MubarakpuriThen Shaytan whispered to him, saying: "O Adam! Shall I lead you to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that will never waste away"
Pickthall
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut the devil whispered to him, saying: O Adam! Shall I show thee the tree of immortality and power that wasteth not away?
Then Satan tempted him. He said, ‘O Adam! Shall I show you the tree of immortality, and an imperishable kingdom?’
Qaribullah & Darwish
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad DarwishBut satan whispered to him saying: 'Adam, shall I direct you the Tree of Eternity and a kingdom which never decays'
Satan, trying to seduce him, said, "Adam, do you want me to show you the Tree of Eternity and the Everlasting Kingdom?"
Shakir
Mohammad Habib ShakirBut the Shaitan made an evil suggestion to him; he said: O Adam! Shall I guide you to the tree of immortality and a kingdom which decays not?
Wahiduddin Khan
Wahiduddin KhanBut Satan whispered evil to him, saying, "Adam, shall I lead you to the tree of immortality and to a kingdom that never declines?"