سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 121
فَأَكَلَا مِنْهَا فَبَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْءَٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۚ وَعَصَىٰٓ ءَادَمُ رَبَّهُۥ فَغَوَىٰ ﴿121﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then they both ate of the tree, and so their private parts became manifest to them, and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of the Paradise for their covering. Thus did Adam disobey his Lord, so he went astray.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَأَكَلَا
fa-akalā
Then they both ate
مِنْهَا
min'hā
from it
فَبَدَتْ
fabadat
so became apparent
لَهُمَا
lahumā
to them
سَوْءَٰتُهُمَا
sawātuhumā
their shame
وَطَفِقَا
waṭafiqā
and they began
يَخْصِفَانِ
yakhṣifāni
(to) fasten
عَلَيْهِمَا
ʿalayhimā
on themselves
مِن
min
from
وَرَقِ
waraqi
(the) leaves
ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۚ
l-janati
(of) Paradise
وَعَصَىٰٓ
waʿaṣā
And Adam disobeyed
ءَادَمُ
ādamu
And Adam disobeyed
رَبَّهُۥ
rabbahu
his Lord
فَغَوَىٰ
faghawā
and erred
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121. So they both ate from it, and their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise [87]. And Adam disobeyed his Lord, so he went astray.
[87]
The Immediate Reaction to Tasting the Fruit:
The immediate reaction to eating the fruit of Paradise was that their garments of Paradise were taken away from them, and both Adam and Hawwa became exposed, and they began to see each other’s private parts and felt intense shame. So, they started sticking the leaves of Paradise trees over themselves to cover their private parts. The feeling of hunger and thirst was to come after some time. And they immediately realized that Satan had deceived them and that they had fallen for his trick. At that moment, they remembered the promise they had made to Allah and immediately turned to Allah and began to repent and seek forgiveness.
[87]
The Immediate Reaction to Tasting the Fruit:
The immediate reaction to eating the fruit of Paradise was that their garments of Paradise were taken away from them, and both Adam and Hawwa became exposed, and they began to see each other’s private parts and felt intense shame. So, they started sticking the leaves of Paradise trees over themselves to cover their private parts. The feeling of hunger and thirst was to come after some time. And they immediately realized that Satan had deceived them and that they had fallen for his trick. At that moment, they remembered the promise they had made to Allah and immediately turned to Allah and began to repent and seek forgiveness.
