إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَٰمٗا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنكُمۡ وَجِلُونَ ٥٢
When they entered upon him and said, "Peace." [Abraham] said, "Indeed, we are fearful [i.e., apprehensive] of you."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- إِذۡWhenidh
- دَخَلُواْthey entereddakhalū
- عَلَيۡهِupon himʿalayhi
- فَقَالُواْand saidfaqālū
- سَلَٰمٗاPeacesalāman
- قَالَHe saidqāla
- إِنَّاIndeed, weinnā
- مِنكُمۡ(are) of youminkum
- وَجِلُونَafraidwajilūna
Tafsir
When they came to him and said, Peace. He answered them with a greeting that was better than theirs and presented them with a roasted calf for them to eat because he thought that they were human. When they did not eat of it he said: We are afraid of you.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran