Quran 20:115
Surah Taa-Haa, Verse 115
Juz 16 · Page 320 · Ruku 275 · Meccan
وَلَقَدْ عَهِدْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ ءَادَمَ مِن قَبْلُ فَنَسِىَ وَلَمْ نَجِدْ لَهُۥ عَزْمًا
Word by word
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And verily عَهِدْنَآ ʿahid'nā We made a covenant إِلَىٰٓ ilā with ءَادَمَ ādama Adam مِن min before قَبْلُ qablu before فَنَسِىَ fanasiya but he forgot وَلَمْ walam and not نَجِدْ najid We found لَهُۥ lahu in him عَزْمًۭا ʿazman determination
Transliteration
Walaqad AAahidna ila adamamin qablu fanasiya walam najid lahu AAazma
Translations
Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
And verily We made a covenant of old with Adam, but he forgot, and We found no constancy in him.
Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali
We had already, beforehand, taken the covenant of Adam, but he forgot: and We found on his part no firm resolve.
تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir
قال ابن أبي حاتم : حدثنا أحمد بن سنان ، حدثنا أسباط بن محمد ، حدثنا الأعمش ، عن سعيد بن جبير ، عن ابن عباس قال : إنما سمي الإنسان لأنه عهد إليه فنسي . وكذا رواه علي بن أبي طلحة ، عنه .
وقال مجاهد والحسن : ترك .