Sura 27 An-Naml (The Ant), ayah 49
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قَالُوا تَقَاسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُ وَأَهْلَهُ ثُمَّ لَنَقُولَنَّ لِوَلِيِّهِ مَا شَهِدْنَا مَهْلِكَ أَهْلِهِ وَإِنَّا لَصَادِقُونَ
Translation by words
- قَالُوا۟
- They said,
- تَقَاسَمُوا۟
- "Swear to each other
- بِٱللَّهِ
- by Allah
- لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُۥ
- surely, we will attack him by night,
- وَأَهْلَهُۥ
- and his family.
- ثُمَّ
- Then
- لَنَقُولَنَّ
- we will surely say
- لِوَلِيِّهِۦ
- to his heir,
- مَا
- "Not
- شَهِدْنَا
- we witnessed
- مَهْلِكَ
- (the) destruction
- أَهْلِهِۦ
- (of) his family,
- وَإِنَّا
- and indeed, we
- لَصَٰدِقُونَ
- (are) surely truthful."
They said, "Take a mutual oath by Allah that we will kill him by night, he and his family. Then we will say to his executor, 'We did not witness the destruction of his family, and indeed, we are truthful.' "
27:49
Translation: Saheeh International