ٱلْأَحْزَاب : ١٥

  • وَلَقَدۡ And certainly
  • كَانُواْ they had
  • عَٰهَدُواْ promised
  • ٱللَّهَ Allah
  • مِن before
  • قَبۡلُ before
  • لَا not
  • يُوَلُّونَ they would turn
  • ٱلۡأَدۡبَٰرَۚ their backs
  • وَكَانَ And is
  • عَهۡدُ (the) promise
  • ٱللَّهِ (to) Allah
  • مَسۡـُٔولٗا to be questioned
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.
Though they had assuredly pledged to God before that, that they would not turn their backs [to flee]; and a pledge given to God must be answered for, regarding whether it was fulfilled [or not].