سورة طٰه
Surah Tâ Hâ 20:121
Perfect Man! be at rest · Verse 121 of 135
فَأَكَلَا مِنْهَا فَبَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْآتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِنْ وَرَقِ الْجَنَّةِ ۚ وَعَصَىٰ آدَمُ رَبَّهُ فَغَوَىٰ
Abdul Mannan Omar
So they (Adam and his wife) ate from that (tree), so that their shortcomings became unveiled to them and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of the garden. Adam did not observe the commandment of his Lord, so he became miserable.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
In the result, they both ate of the tree, and so their nakedness appeared to them: they began to sew together, for their covering, leaves from the Garden: thus did Adam disobey his Lord, and allow himself to be seduced.
Ahmed Ali
And both ate of (its fruit), and their hidden parts were exposed to one another, and they patched the leaves of the garden (to hide them). Adam disobeyed his Lord, and went astray.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
They both ate of it, so their shameful parts (and all the seemingly evil impulses in their creation) were apparent to them, and both began to cover themselves with leaves from the Garden. Adam disobeyed his Lord and fell into error.
Daryabadi
Then the twain ate thereof; so there became disclosed to them their shame, and they began sewing upon them selves some of the leaves of the Garden, so Adam disobeyed his Lord, and erred,
Faridul Haque
So they both ate from it - thereupon their shame became manifest to them, and they started applying on themselves the leaves of heaven; and Adam lapsed in obeying his Lord, so did not reach his goal. (Of achieving immortality)
Maulana Muhammad Ali
So they both ate of it, then their evil inclinations became manifest to them, and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of the garden. And Adam disobeyed his Lord, and was disappointed.
Maulvi Sher Ali
Then they both ate thereof, so that their nakedness became manifest to them, and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of the garden. And Adam observed not the commandment of his Lord, so his life became miserable.
Muhammad Asad
And so the two ate [of the fruit] thereof: and thereupon they became conscious of their nakedness and began to cover themselves with pieced-together leaves from the garden. And [thus] did Adam disobey his Sustainer, and thus did he fall into grievous error.
Muhammad Musin Khan
Then they both ate of the tree, and so their private parts appeared to them, and they began to stick on themselves the leaves from Paradise for their covering. Thus did Adam disobey his Lord, so he went astray.
Muhammad Pickthall
Then they twain ate thereof, so that their shame became apparent unto them, and they began to hide by heaping on themselves some of the leaves of the Garden. And Adam disobeyed his Lord, so went astray.
Muhammad Sarwar
Adam and his wife ate (fruits) from the tree and found themselves naked. Then they started to cover themselves with the leaves from the garden. Adam disobeyed his Lord and went astray.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Then they both ate of it, so their evil inclinations became manifest to them, and they both began to cover themselves with leaves of the garden, and Adam disobeyed his Lord, so his life became evil (to him).
Rashad Khalifa
They ate from it, whereupon their bodies became visible to them, and they tried to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise. Adam thus disobeyed his Lord, and fell.
Shabbir Ahmed
Man and woman both ate of the Tree. (People fell into schism for personal interests and their basic necessities of life ceased to come by easily. They had to toil and contend with one another to earn their livelihood.) This exposed the flaws in their character. They tried to hide their selfish behavior. Thus did Adam-mankind disobeyed their Lord, and fell into error.
Commentary 20:121-122 A brief account of the lapse by human beings as symbolized by Adam is given here. Lapse is unintentional and not out of stubbornness and pride.…
On 20:121–122
فَأَكَلَا مِنْهَا فَبَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْآتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ الْجَنَّةِ ۚ وَعَصَىٰ آدَمُ رَبَّهُ فَغَوَى﴿١٢١﴾ ثُمَّ اجْتَبَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ وَهَدَىٰ
20:121-122 A brief account of the lapse by human beings as symbolized by Adam is given here. Lapse is unintentional and not out of stubbornness and pride. Here, the dogma of original sin is traced to its very root and then refuted. It is made clear that sin forms no part of the heritage of man and that he is punished only for his own trespasses and offences. If it were not possible for a human being to get rid of sin, then the very purpose of Divine punishment is defeated. The “forbidden tree” is simply an allegory of the limits Allâh has set on our desires and actions. Human lapse, symbolized here by Adam is only an error of judgment: it is inadvertent and involuntary, not at all intentional or deliberate. The verse tells that negligence is one of the recurrent characteristics of the human race (Râzî). Since the faculty of conceptual thinking is a human beings endowment, his forgetting is an evidence of the weakness that is characteristic of the human race (4:28). This emphasizes once again the necessity of Revelation and the human beings dependence on unceasing Divine guidance, as pointed out in verse 113. Therefore, Allâh has sent His Laws through His Messengers to every nation, and that Law was not a burden. Divine Law is a blessing, since it repeatedly informs us of the bounds we have to keep in order to secure happiness and prosperity. In this chapter the detailed account of Adam is given also with the object to refuting the Paulian idea of many Christians that the Divine Law is a burden or even a curse. Christianity has a link to Mosaic dispensation. Moses was a Law-giving Prophet; if the Law was a curse then Moses should have been condemned and denounced.