وَمَا وَجَدۡنَا لِأَكۡثَرِهِم مِّنۡ عَهۡدٖۖ وَإِن وَجَدۡنَآ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَفَٰسِقِينَ ١٠٢
And We did not find for most of them any covenant;1 but indeed, We found most of them defiantly disobedient.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 i.e., they were found to be unfaithful and negligent of Allāh's covenant.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَمَاAnd notwamā
- وَجَدۡنَاWe foundwajadnā
- لِأَكۡثَرِهِمfor most of themli-aktharihim
- مِّنۡanymin
- عَهۡدٖۖcovenantʿahdin
- وَإِنButwa-in
- وَجَدۡنَآWe foundwajadnā
- أَكۡثَرَهُمۡmost of themaktharahum
- لَفَٰسِقِينَcertainly, defiantly disobedientlafāsiqīna
Tafsir
Allah did not find most of the peoples who were sent messengers to be firm and constant in what He commanded – most of them rebelling against Him.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran