Al-Ahzaab 33:15
The Clans · ayah 15 of 73
وَلَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ عَٰهَدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مِن قَبْلُ لَا يُوَلُّونَ ٱلْأَدْبَٰرَ ۚ وَكَانَ عَهْدُ ٱللَّهِ مَسْـُٔولًۭا
Walaqad kanoo AAahadoo Allahamin qablu la yuwalloona al-adbara wakanaAAahdu Allahi mas-oola
"And they had already promised Allāh before not to turn their backs [i.e., flee]. And ever is the promise to Allāh [that about which one will be] questioned."
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"Yet they had already promised God that they would not turn tail and flee, and a promise to God will be answered for."
Pickthall (classic)+
"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."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"And yet they had already covenanted with Allah not to turn their backs, and a covenant with Allah must (surely) be answered for."