Sura 8 Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War), ayah 50
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وَلَوْ تَرَىٰ إِذْ يَتَوَفَّى الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ۙ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَارَهُمْ وَذُوقُوا عَذَابَ الْحَرِيقِ
Translation by words
- وَلَوْ
- And if
- تَرَىٰٓ
- you (could) see
- إِذْ
- when
- يَتَوَفَّى
- take away souls
- ٱلَّذِينَ
- (of) those who
- كَفَرُوا۟
- disbelieve
- ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
- the Angels,
- يَضْرِبُونَ
- striking
- وُجُوهَهُمْ
- their faces
- وَأَدْبَٰرَهُمْ
- and their backs
- وَذُوقُوا۟
- "Taste
- عَذَابَ
- (the) punishment
- ٱلْحَرِيقِ
- (of) the Blazing Fire."
And if you could but see when the angels take the souls of those who disbelieved... They are striking their faces and their backs and (saying), "Taste the punishment of the Burning Fire.
8:50
Translation: Saheeh International