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Taha 115

Ayah 115 of 135 · Meccan

وَلَقَدۡ عَهِدۡنَآ إِلَىٰٓ ءَادَمَ مِن قَبۡلُ فَنَسِيَ وَلَمۡ نَجِدۡ لَهُۥ عَزۡمٗا ١١٥

And We had already taken a promise from Adam before, but he forgot; and We found not in him determination.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 To resist temptation.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَقَدۡAnd verilywalaqad
  2. عَهِدۡنَآWe made a covenantʿahid'nā
  3. إِلَىٰٓwithilā
  4. ءَادَمَAdamādama
  5. مِنbeforemin
  6. قَبۡلُbeforeqablu
  7. فَنَسِيَbut he forgotfanasiya
  8. وَلَمۡand notwalam
  9. نَجِدۡWe foundnajid
  10. لَهُۥin himlahu
  11. عَزۡمٗاdeterminationʿazman

Tafsir

And I enjoined on Adam beforehand not to eat of the tree, and I forbade him from this and explained to him its consequences. But he forgot the instruction, ate of the tree and was unable to resist it. And I did not see in him resolve to observe what I enjoined.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran