Women 4:120

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Arabic English Morphology
He promises them V
and arouses desires in them V
وَمَا wamā
and not Prep
يَعِدُهُمُ yaʿiduhumu
promises them V
ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ l-shayṭānu
the Shaitaan Noun
إِلَّا illā
except Prep
غُرُورًا ghurūran
deception Noun

he makes them promises and raises false hopes, but Satan’s promises are nothing but delusion

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

یَعِدُهُمۡ وَیُمَنِّیهِمۡۖ وَمَا یَعِدُهُمُ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا ۝١٢٠

yaʿiduhum wayumannīhim wamā yaʿiduhumu l-shayṭānu illā ghurūra