Sura 16 Al-Nahl (The Bee), ayah 28
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الَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ ۖ فَأَلْقَوُا السَّلَمَ مَا كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ مِنْ سُوءٍ ۚ بَلَىٰ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Translation by words
- ٱلَّذِينَ
- Those whom -
- تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ
- take them in death
- ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
- the Angels
- ظَالِمِىٓ
- (while) wronging
- أَنفُسِهِمْ
- themselves,
- فَأَلْقَوُا۟
- then they would offer
- ٱلسَّلَمَ
- the submission,
- مَا
- "Not
- كُنَّا
- we were
- نَعْمَلُ
- doing
- مِن
- any
- سُوٓءٍۭ
- evil."
- بَلَىٰٓ
- Nay,
- إِنَّ
- indeed,
- ٱللَّهَ
- Allah
- عَلِيمٌۢ
- (is) All-Knower
- بِمَا
- of what
- كُنتُمْ
- you used (to)
- تَعْمَلُونَ
- do.
The ones whom the angels take in death (while) wronging themselves, and (who) then offer submission, (saying), "We were not doing any evil." But, yes! Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what you used to do.
16:28
Translation: Saheeh International