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?"
Sahih International
فَدَلَّىٰهُمَا
fadallāhumā
So he made both of them fall
Word breakdown
فَ
Harf · Conjunctionand then
دَلَّىٰ
Fi'l · VerbSo he made both of them fall
to indicate, show, guide, direct
8× in the Quran · Rare
هُمَا
Ism · Personal pronounthem two/their
Grammar rules
فَدَلَّىٰهُمَا (So he made both of them fall) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & Presentفَدَلَّىٰهُمَا (So he made both of them fall) starts with فَ, which means "and then" or "so" — it shows sequence or consequence.
We add "and then" or "so" to show the order of events.
Lesson 4 · Particles