And We had already taken a promise from Adam before, but he forgot; and We found not in him determination. (Taha [20] : 115)
1 Mufti Taqi Usmani
We had given a directive to ’Ādam earlier, then he forgot, and We did not find in him a firm resolve.
2 Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And indeed, We once made a covenant with Adam, but he forgot, and ˹so˺ We did not find determination in him.
3 Ruwwad Translation Center
We had already given a command to Adam before, but he forgot, and We found him lacking a firm resolve.
4 A. J. Arberry
And We made covenant with Adam before, but he forgot, and We found in him no constancy.
5 Abdul Haleem
We also commanded Adam before you, but he forgot and We found him lacking in constancy.
6 Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And assuredly We covenanted with Adam aforetime, then he forgat, and We found not in him steadiness.
7 Abdullah Yusuf Ali
We had already, beforehand, taken the covenant of Adam, but he forgot; and We found on his part no firm resolve.
8 Abul Ala Maududi
Most certainly We had given Adam a command before, but he forgot. We found him lacking in firmness of resolution.
9 Ahmed Ali
We had commanded Adam before, but he disregarded it: We found him lacking in resolution.
10 Ahmed Raza Khan
And indeed before this We made a covenant with Adam, so he forgot, and We did not find its intention (in him).
11 Ali Quli Qarai
Certainly We had enjoined Adam earlier; but he forgot, and We did not find any resoluteness in him.
12 Ali Ünal
Assuredly We had made a covenant with Adam (and forbidden him to approach a tree in the Garden), but he acted forgetfully. We did not find resolve in him (at that moment).
13 Amatul Rahman Omar
We had given a stern command to Adam before this but he forgot; and We found no resolve on his part (to disobey Us).
14 English Literal
And We had promised/recommended to Adam from before so he forgot, and We did not find decisiveness/determination for him
15 Faridul Haque
And indeed before this We made a covenant with Adam, so he forgot, and We did not find its intention (in him).
16 Hamid S. Aziz
We did make a covenant with Adam of yore, but he forgot it, and We found no firm purpose in him
17 Hilali & Khan
And indeed We made a covenant with Adam before, but he forgot, and We found on his part no firm will-power.
18 Maulana Mohammad Ali
Supremely exalted then is Allah, the King, the Truth. And make not haste with the Qur’an before its revelation is made complete to thee, and say: My Lord, increase me in knowledge.
19 Mohammad Habib Shakir
And certainly We gave a commandment to Adam before, but he forgot; and We did not find in him any determination.
20 Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
And verily We made a covenant of old with Adam, but he forgot, and We found no constancy in him.
21 Muhammad Sarwar
We had commanded Adam (certain matters). He forgot Our commandment and We did not find in him the determination to fulfil Our commandments.
22 Qaribullah & Darwish
We made a covenant with Adam, but he forgot and We found in him no constancy.
23 Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
And indeed We made a covenant with Adam before, but he forgot, and We found on his part no firm willpower.
24 Wahiduddin Khan
We made a covenant with Adam before you, but he forgot, and We found him lacking in constancy.
25 Talal Itani
And We covenanted with Adam before, but he forgot, and We found in him no resolve.
26 Tafsir jalalayn
And We made a covenant with Adam, We enjoined him not to eat of the tree, before, that is, before he ate of it, but he forgot, he disregarded Our covenant, and We did not find in him any constancy, any resoluteness or patience in [abiding by] what We forbade him from.