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Al-Hijr 58

Ayah 58 of 99 · Meccan

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمٖ مُّجۡرِمِينَ ٥٨

They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals,

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالُوٓاْThey saidqālū
  2. إِنَّآIndeed, weinnā
  3. أُرۡسِلۡنَآ[we] have been sentur'sil'nā
  4. إِلَىٰtoilā
  5. قَوۡمٖa people qawmin
  6. مُّجۡرِمِينَcriminalsmuj'rimīna

Tafsir

The Messenger from the Angels said: Allah has sent us to destroy a people who are guilty of great corruption and evil, the people of Lot.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran