Quran Universe
7:22

فَدَلَّىٰهُمَا بِغُرُورٖۚ فَلَمَّا ذَاقَا ٱلشَّجَرَةَ بَدَتۡ لَهُمَا سَوۡءَٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخۡصِفَانِ عَلَيۡهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ ٱلۡجَنَّةِۖ وَنَادَىٰهُمَا رَبُّهُمَآ أَلَمۡ أَنۡهَكُمَا عَن تِلۡكُمَا ٱلشَّجَرَةِ وَأَقُل لَّكُمَآ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ لَكُمَا عَدُوّٞ مُّبِينٞ

Fadallahuma bighuroorin falamma thaqa alshshajarata badat lahuma sawatuhuma watafiqa yakhsifani AAalayhima min waraqi aljannati wanadahuma rabbuhuma alam anhakuma AAan tilkuma alshshajarati waaqul lakuma inna alshshaytana lakuma AAaduwwun mubeenun

So he made them fall, through deception. And when they tasted of the tree, their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten together over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And their Lord called to them, "Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you that Satan is to you a clear enemy?"

Word by word
  1. فَدَلَّىٰهُمَاSo he made both of them fall
  2. بِغُرُورٖۚby deception
  3. فَلَمَّاThen when
  4. ذَاقَاthey both tasted
  5. ٱلشَّجَرَةَthe tree
  6. بَدَتۡbecame apparent
  7. لَهُمَاto both of them
  8. سَوۡءَٰتُهُمَاtheir shame
  9. وَطَفِقَاand they began
  10. يَخۡصِفَانِ(to) fasten
  11. عَلَيۡهِمَاover themselves
  12. مِنfrom
  13. وَرَقِ(the) leaves
  14. ٱلۡجَنَّةِۖ(of) the Garden
  15. وَنَادَىٰهُمَاAnd called them both
  16. رَبُّهُمَآtheir Lord
  17. أَلَمۡDid not
  18. أَنۡهَكُمَاI forbid you both
  19. عَنfrom
  20. تِلۡكُمَاthis
  21. ٱلشَّجَرَةِ[the] tree
  22. وَأَقُلand [I] say
  23. لَّكُمَآto both of you
  24. إِنَّthat
  25. ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ[the] Shaitaan
  26. لَكُمَاto both of you
  27. عَدُوّٞ(is) an enemy
  28. مُّبِينٞopen
Al-A'raf · 7:22Makkah

One taste, and what was covered was exposed.

The fall, and the call that followed

What happened
deceptionhe led them down
then
they tastedthe tree
and
exposedcovering with leaves
What their Lord did next
left them aloneit is over now
called themdid I not warn you?

Once they tasted the tree, their covering was gone. They began to cover themselves with leaves; Ibn Abbas said fig leaves. Then their Lord called to them, reminding them He had warned them that Shaytan was a clear enemy.

Right after the mistake, you feel exposed. You want to hide, to cover it up with whatever is near. Notice that the next thing in the story is not silence. It is a call.

After I mess up, Allah does not want to hear from me.

Even right after the fall, my Lord still calls me back.

Try this

After your next slip, do not hide from prayer. Pray the very next one on time.

Simplified reflection. Read the tafsir for scholarship.draft
Tafsir Ibn Kathir

So he misled them with deception. Then when they tasted of the tree, that which was hidden from them of their shame (private parts) became manifest to them and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise. And their Lord called out to them (saying): "Did I not forbid you that tree and tell you: Verily, Shaytan is an open enemy unto you? (22)They said: "Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers. (23)

Ubayy bin Ka'b said, "Adam was a tall man, about the height of a palm tree, and he had thick hair on his head. When he committed the error that he committed, his private part appeared to him while before, he did not see it. So he started running in fright through Paradise, but a tree in Paradise took him by the head. He said to it, 'Release me,' but it said, 'No, I will not release you.' So his Lord called him, 'O Adam! Do you run away from Me?' He said, 'O Lord! I felt ashamed before You.'" Ibn Jarir and Ibn Marduwyah collected this statement using several chains of narration from Al-Hasan from Ubayy bin Ka'b who narrated it from the Prophet ﷺ. However, relating the Hadith to Ubayy is more correct.

Ibn 'Abbas commented on the Ayah,

وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ الْجَنَّةِ

(And they began to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise.) "Using fig leaves." This statement has an authentic chain of narration leading to Ibn 'Abbas. Mujahid said that they began to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise, "Making them as a dress (or garment)." Commenting on Allah's statement,

يَنزِعُ عَنْهُمَا لِبَاسَهُمَا

(Stripping them of their raiment)[7:27] Wahb bin Munabbih said, "The private parts of Adam and Hawwa' had a light covering them which prevented them from seeing the private parts of each other. When they ate from the tree, their private parts appeared to them." Ibn Jarir reported this statement with an authentic chain of narration.

Abdur-Razzaq reported from Qatadah, "Adam said, 'O Lord! What if I repented and sought forgiveness?' Allah said, 'Then, I will admit you into Paradise.' As for Shaytan, he did not ask for forgiveness, but for respite. Each one of them was given what he asked for." Ad-Dahhak bin Muzahim commented,

رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

("Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers.") "These are the words that Adam received from his Lord."