Al-A'raf Verse 21

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

And he swore to them, “I am indeed your sincere adviser.”

And he swore to them, 'Truly, I am for you a sincere adviser.'

and he swore to them, ‘I am giving you sincere advice’-

And he sware unto them both: verily I am unto you of your good counsellors.

And he swore to them both, that he was their sincere adviser.

And he swore to them both: 'Surely I am your sincere adviser.'

Then he said to them on oath: "I am your sincere friend;"

And he swore to them, “Indeed I am a well-wisher for both of you.”

And he swore to them, ‘I am indeed your well-wisher.’

And he swore to them: "Truly, I am for you a sincere adviser."

And he ardently swore to them both (saying), `Most certainly, I am one of your sincere advisers.´

And he swore/made oath to them (B): "I am to you (B) from (E) the advisors/counselors."

And he swore to them, "Indeed I am a well-wisher for both of you."

And he swore to them both, "Verily, I am unto you a sincere adviser;"

And he [Shaitan (Satan)] swore by Allah to them both (saying): "Verily, I am one of the sincere well-wishers for you both."

But the devil made an evil suggestion to them that he might make manifest to them that which had been hidden from them of their shame, and he said: Your Lord has forbidden you this tree, lest you become angels or become of the immortals.

And he swore to them both: Most surely I am a sincere adviser to you.

And he swore unto them (saying): Lo! I am a sincere adviser unto you.

Satan swore before them that he was giving them good advice.

he swore to both: 'Indeed, I am to you among the advisers'

And he Qasamahuma: "Verily, I am one of the sincere well-wishers for you both."

and he swore to them, "Surely, I am your well-wisher."

And he swore to them, “I am a sincere advisor to you.”

And he swore to both of them, that is, he swore to both of them by God, `Truly, I am a sincere adviser to you', in this matter.

وَقَاسَمَهُمَا

And he Qasamahuma,

swore to them both by Allah, saying,

إِنِّي لَكُمَا لَمِنَ النَّاصِحِينَ



"Verily, I am one of the sincere well-wishers for you both."

for I was here before you and thus have better knowledge of this place.

It is a fact that the believer in Allah might sometimes become the victim of deceit.

Qatadah commented on this Ayah,

"Shaytan swore by Allah, saying, `I was created before you, and I have better knowledge than you. Therefore, follow me and I will direct you."