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وَلَقَدْ عَهِدْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ ءَادَمَ مِن قَبْلُ فَنَسِىَ وَلَمْ نَجِدْ لَهُۥ عَزْمًۭا﴿١١٥

Translation (Sahih International)

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

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd verily
عَهِدْنَآʿahid'nāWe made a covenant
إِلَىٰٓilāwith
ءَادَمَādamaAdam
مِنminbefore
قَبْلُqablubefore
فَنَسِىَfanasiyabut he forgot
وَلَمْwalamand not
نَجِدْnajidWe found
لَهُۥlahuin him
عَزْمًۭاʿazmandetermination

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Story of Adam and IblisIbn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "Verily, man was named Insan only because he was given a covenant, but he forgot it (Nasiya)." `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported the same from Ibn `Abbas. Mujahid and Al-Hasan said that he forgot means, "He abandoned it." Concerning Allah's statement,وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـئِكَةِ اسْجُدُواْ لاًّدَمَ(And when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves to Adam.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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