Lemma: غَوَىٰ

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

Then they both ate thereof, so that their shame became manifest to them, and they began to stick the leaves of the garden together over themselves. And Adam observed not the commandment of his Lord, so his life became miserable.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

پس دونوں نے اس میں سے کچھ کھایا اور ان کے ننگ ان پر ظاہر ہو گئے اور وہ جنت کے پتوں سے اپنے آپ کو ڈھانپنے لگے۔ اور آدم نے اپنے ربّ کی نافرمانی کی اور راہ سے بھٹک گیا۔

French

Tous deux, ils en mangèrent ; aussi leur faiblesse inhérente devint-elle manifeste à leurs propres yeux. Ils se mirent donc à se couvrir de feuilles du jardin. Et Adam désobéit à son Seigneur et dévia de la voie.

German

Sie beide aßen davon; so dass ihre Blöße ihnen offenbar wurde, und sie begannen, die Blätter des Gartens über sich zusammenzustecken. Und Adam befolgte nicht das Gebot seines Herrn und ging irre.

Chinese

然后[b]他俩吃了那棵树上的果实, 於是他俩发现了自己的弱点, 便用天园的装饰品[825]（即以善行）开始覆盖自己。阿丹没注意到他养主的命令,所以离开了正道。

Italian

Quindi ne mangiarono entrambi, così che la loro vergogna si manifestò a loro*, e cominciarono ad attaccare le foglie del giardino su sé stessi. E Adamo non osservò il comandamento del suo Signore, così la sua vita divenne miserabile.

Spanish

Entonces ambos comieron de él, por lo que su propia debilidad se les hizo manifiesta; y empezaron a cubrirse con las hojas del Jardín. Adán desobedeció a su Señor y se desvió del camino.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

پس ان دونوں نے (یعنی آدم اور اس کے ساتھیوں نے) اس درخت میں سے کچھ کھایا (یعنی اس کا مزہ چکھا) جس پر ان دونوں کی کمزوریاں ان پر کھل گئیں اور وہ دونوں اپنے اوپر جنت کی زینت کے سامان [2](یعنی اعمال نیک) لپیٹنے لگ گئے اور آدم نے اپنے رب کی نافرمانی کی پس وہ صحیح راستہ سے بھٹک گیا۔

English - Short Commentary Translation

Then [b]they both ate thereof, so that their nakedness became manifest[1860] to them, and they began to cover themselves with the leaves[1861] of the garden. And Adam observed not the commandment of his Lord, so his life became miserable.

English - Five Volume Translation

Then [a]they both ate thereof, so that their shame 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.[2330]

7:23; 20:122.

Important Words:

سوآت (shame) is the plural of سوءة which is derived from ساء which means, it was or became evil, foul or abominable. سوءة means, any evil, foul or abominable saying or action or habit or practice; any saying or action of which one is ashamed when it appears and which one would like to hide; any disgracing action or thing; the external portion of organs of generation of a man or of a woman; corpse or dead body; nakedness (Lane & Aqrab). See also 7:21.

ورق (leaves) is both singular and plural and is substantive noun from the verb ورق (waraqa). They say ورق الشجر i.e. the tree put forth leaves. أورق الرجل means, the man became rich. انت طیب الورق means, thou hast a good and righteous progeny. ورق means, leaves, foliage; sheet of paper; the prime and freshness of a thing; the young lads of a community. It also signifies the beauty of the things of this world and their resplendence (Lane & Aqrab). See also 7:23.

غوی (his life became miserable) means, he erred; he deviated from the right way; he acted ignorantly; he failed in his object and was disappointed; he was lost; his life became unpleasant (Aqrab, Lane & Mufradat).

Commentary:

As a result of acceptance by Adam of Satan’s suggestion a split occurred among his people which caused him much distress and mental anguish.

The words, their shame became manifest, mean that the evil consequences of their lapse began to appear and they realized their weaknesses. They discovered that by acting upon the evil suggestions of Satan, they had made a grievous mistake and had involved themselves in great trouble. The verse does not mean that their weakness became known to other people but that only Adam and Eve became conscious of it.

As ورق also means young lads of a community(see under "Important Words" above) the verse purports to say that as Satan had succeeded in causing a split in Adam’s community and some of the spiritually weaker members had gone out of its fold, Adam gathered together the youth and other righteous and good members of the community and with their help began to reorganize his people. It is generally the youth of a community who first accept the teachings of a Divine Messenger because they have no preconceived ideas, prejudices and inhibitions to shed. Their minds are like a clean slate and they find no difficulty in accepting a teaching which appeals to their reason and conscience. See also 7:23.

The Bible describes Adam’s lapse in the words: "And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons" (Gen. 3:6-7). Thus whereas, according to the Quran, Adam hid his nakedness with 'the leaves of the garden', which means the young lads or pious and righteous members of the community, according to the Bible he used the fig leaves which in the language of visions also signify righteous and pious people. So there is no contradiction or incongruity between the Quranic and the Biblical statements in this respect.

That Adam’s disobedience was not deliberate but casual and accidental is evident from v. 116 above.

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

آخرکار وہ دونوں (میاں بیوی) اُس درخت کا پھل کھا گئے نتیجہ یہ ہُوا کہ فوراً ہی ان کے ستر ایک دوسرے کے آگے کھُل گئے اور لگے دونوں اپنے آپ کو جنّت کے پتّوں سے ڈھانکنے آدمؑ نے اپنے رب کی نافرمانی کی اور راہِ راست سے بھٹک گیا

English - Sahih

And Adam and his wife ate of it, and their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And Adam disobeyed his Lord and erred.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

پھر دونوں نے اس درخت سے کھایا تب ان پر ان کی برہنگی ظاہر ہوگئی اور اپنے اوپر جنت کے پتے چپکانے لگے اور آدم نے اپنے رب کی نافرمانی کی پھر بھٹک گیا

English - Talal Itani

Then they both ate from it, so became apparent to them their shame and they began, (to) fasten on themselves from (the) leaves (of) Paradise. And Adam disobeyed his Lord, and erred.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

b

7.23; 20:122.

825

وَرَقْ (Waraq) 也是指一个社团中的年青小伙子 (Lane)。这节经文的大致意思是说, 恶魔已成功地使阿丹的社团出现裂缝, 一些意志薄弱的成员背离了他们的信仰。阿丹把年青的以及其他正直而善良的成员聚集在一起, 并在他们的帮助下重新组织起自己的社团。据圣经所载, 阿丹用过无花果树树叶 («创世纪» 3:6-7), 这在精神境界的语言中是指年青、正直而虔诚的人们。

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

2

دیکھئے سورۃ اعراف آیت۲۳ نوٹ نمبر۱

English - Arberry

So the two of them ate of it, and their shameful parts revealed to them, and they took to stitching upon themselves leaves of the Garden. And Adam disobeyed his Lord, and so he erred.

English - Maududi

Then the two of them ate the fruit of that tree and their shameful parts became revealed to each other, and they began to cover themselves with the leaves from the Garden. Thus Adam disobeyed his Lord and strayed into error.

English - 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.

English - 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.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

7:23; 20:122.

2330

Important Words:

سوآت (shame) is the plural of سوءة which is derived from ساء which means, it was or became evil, foul or abominable. سوءة means, any evil, foul or abominable saying or action or habit or practice; any saying or action of which one is ashamed when it appears and which one would like to hide; any disgracing action or thing; the external portion of organs of generation of a man or of a woman; corpse or dead body; nakedness (Lane & Aqrab). See also 7:21.

ورق (leaves) is both singular and plural and is substantive noun from the verb ورق (waraqa). They say ورق الشجر i.e. the tree put forth leaves. أورق الرجل means, the man became rich. انت طیب الورق means, thou hast a good and righteous progeny. ورق means, leaves, foliage; sheet of paper; the prime and freshness of a thing; the young lads of a community. It also signifies the beauty of the things of this world and their resplendence (Lane & Aqrab). See also 7:23.

غوی (his life became miserable) means, he erred; he deviated from the right way; he acted ignorantly; he failed in his object and was disappointed; he was lost; his life became unpleasant (Aqrab, Lane & Mufradat).

Commentary:

As a result of acceptance by Adam of Satan’s suggestion a split occurred among his people which caused him much distress and mental anguish.

The words, their shame became manifest, mean that the evil consequences of their lapse began to appear and they realized their weaknesses. They discovered that by acting upon the evil suggestions of Satan, they had made a grievous mistake and had involved themselves in great trouble. The verse does not mean that their weakness became known to other people but that only Adam and Eve became conscious of it.

As ورق also means young lads of a community(see under "Important Words" above) the verse purports to say that as Satan had succeeded in causing a split in Adam’s community and some of the spiritually weaker members had gone out of its fold, Adam gathered together the youth and other righteous and good members of the community and with their help began to reorganize his people. It is generally the youth of a community who first accept the teachings of a Divine Messenger because they have no preconceived ideas, prejudices and inhibitions to shed. Their minds are like a clean slate and they find no difficulty in accepting a teaching which appeals to their reason and conscience. See also 7:23.

The Bible describes Adam’s lapse in the words: "And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons" (Gen. 3:6-7). Thus whereas, according to the Quran, Adam hid his nakedness with 'the leaves of the garden', which means the young lads or pious and righteous members of the community, according to the Bible he used the fig leaves which in the language of visions also signify righteous and pious people. So there is no contradiction or incongruity between the Quranic and the Biblical statements in this respect.

That Adam’s disobedience was not deliberate but casual and accidental is evident from v. 116 above.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

b

7.23; 20:122.

1860

As a result of acceptance by Adam of Satan’s suggestions a split occurred among his people which caused him much distress and mental anguish. Adam and Eve discovered that by acting upon the evil suggestions of Satan, they had made a grievous mistake and had involved themselves in great trouble. The verse does not mean that their weakness became known to other people but that only Adam and Eve themselves became conscious of it.

1861

Waraq also meaning young lads of a community (Lane), the verse purports to say that as Satan had succeeded in causing a split in Adam’s community and some of the morally weak members had gone out of its fold, Adam gathered together the youth and other righteous and good members of the community and with their help began to reorganize his people. According to the Bible, Adam used fig leaves (Gen. 3: 6, 7), which in the language of visions signify young righteous and pious people.

English - 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.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

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.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

So they ate of the tree and their nakedness became manifest to them and they began to cover it up with the adornments of the garden. Adam thus disobeyed his Lord and fell into error.

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