Quran 33:15

Surah Al-Ahzaab, Verse 15

Juz 21 · Page 419 · Ruku 362 · Medinan

وَلَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ عَٰهَدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مِن قَبْلُ لَا يُوَلُّونَ ٱلْأَدْبَٰرَ وَكَانَ عَهْدُ ٱللَّهِ مَسْـُٔولًا

Word by word

وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly كَانُوا۟ kānū they had عَـٰهَدُوا۟ ʿāhadū promised ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah مِن min before قَبْلُ qablu before لَا lā not يُوَلُّونَ yuwallūna they would turn ٱلْأَدْبَـٰرَ ۚ l-adbāra their backs وَكَانَ wakāna And is عَهْدُ ʿahdu (the) promise ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (to) Allah مَسْـُٔولًۭا masūlan to be questioned

Transliteration

Walaqad kanoo AAahadoo Allahamin qablu la yuwalloona al-adbara wakanaAAahdu Allahi mas-oola

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And verily they had already sworn unto Allah that they would not turn their backs (to the foe). An oath to Allah must be answered for.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And yet they had already covenanted with Allah not to turn their backs, and a covenant with Allah must (surely) be answered for.

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

ثم قال تعالى يذكرهم بما كانوا عاهدوا الله من قبل هذا الخوف ، ألا يولوا الأدبار ولا يفروا من الزحف ، ( وكان عهد الله مسئولا ) أي : وإن الله تعالى سيسألهم عن ذلك العهد ، لا بد من ذلك .