«فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ الشَّيْطَانُ»
Then Satan whispered to him.
«قَالَ يَا آدَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَىٰ شَجَرَةِ الْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍ لَا يَبْلَىٰ»
He said, “Adam, shall I show you the tree of permanence and a kingdom that does not decay?”
The first clause prompts the question, “What was whispered?” The following speech reveals the content. «قَالَ» introduces that explanation. The connection is that of a tacit question and its answer, so the explanatory clause is introduced without coordinating wāw.