Study Mode · Ayah 33:15
Surah Al-Ahzab · 33:15
وَلَقَدْ كَانُوا عَاهَدُوا اللَّهَ مِن قَبْلُ لَا يُوَلُّونَ الْأَدْبَارَ ۚ وَكَانَ عَهْدُ اللَّهِ مَسْئُولًا
Wa laqad kaanoo 'aahadul laaha min qablu laa yuwal loonal adbaar; wa kaana 'ahdul laahi mas'oolaa
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English translations
Saheeh International
And they had already promised Allah before not to turn their backs and flee. And ever is the promise to Allah [that about which one will be] questioned.
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.
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.