Quran 20:115 — Taa-Haa, verse 115
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We also commanded Adam before you, but he forgot and We found him lacking in constancy.
وَلَقَدْ عَهِدْنَا إِلَىٰ آدَمَ مِنْ قَبْلُ فَنَسِيَ وَلَمْ نَجِدْ لَهُ عَزْمًا
walaqad ʿahid'nā ilā ādama min qablu fanasiya walam najid lahu ʿazman
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And We made covenant with Adam before, but he forgot, and We found in him no constancy.
- Muhammad Asad
- AND, INDEED, long ago did We impose Our commandment on Adam; but he forgot it, and We found no firmness of purpose in him.
- Sahih International
- And We had already taken a promise from Adam before, but he forgot; and We found not in him determination.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَقَدْwalaqad | And verily | — |
| 2 | عَهِدْنَآʿahid'nā | We made a covenant | عهد |
| 3 | إِلَىٰٓilā | with | — |
| 4 | ءَادَمَādama | Adam | — |
| 5 | مِنmin | before | — |
| 6 | قَبْلُqablu | before | قبل |
| 7 | فَنَسِىَfanasiya | but he forgot | نسي |
| 8 | وَلَمْwalam | and not | — |
| 9 | نَجِدْnajid | We found | وجد |
| 10 | لَهُۥlahu | in him | — |
| 11 | عَزْمًۭاʿazman | determination | عزم |