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An-Nahl 28

Ayah 28 of 128 · Meccan

ٱلَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ ظَالِمِيٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡۖ فَأَلۡقَوُاْ ٱلسَّلَمَ مَا كُنَّا نَعۡمَلُ مِن سُوٓءِۭۚ بَلَىٰٓۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمُۢ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ٢٨

The ones whom the angels take in death [while] wronging themselves,1 and [who] then offer submission, [saying], "We were not doing any evil." But, yes! Indeed, Allāh is Knowing of what you used to do.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., having made punishment due to them for their numerous sins and crimes.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱلَّذِينَThose whom alladhīna
  2. تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُtake them in deathtatawaffāhumu
  3. ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُthe Angelsl-malāikatu
  4. ظَالِمِيٓ(while) wrongingẓālimī
  5. أَنفُسِهِمۡۖthemselvesanfusihim
  6. فَأَلۡقَوُاْthen they would offerfa-alqawū
  7. ٱلسَّلَمَthe submissionl-salama
  8. مَاNotmā
  9. كُنَّاwe werekunnā
  10. نَعۡمَلُdoingnaʿmalu
  11. مِنanymin
  12. سُوٓءِۭۚevilsūin
  13. بَلَىٰٓۚNaybalā
  14. إِنَّindeedinna
  15. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  16. عَلِيمُۢ(is) All-Knowerʿalīmun
  17. بِمَاof whatbimā
  18. كُنتُمۡyou used (to)kuntum
  19. تَعۡمَلُونَdotaʿmalūna

Tafsir

Those whose souls are taken by the angel of death and his aides while wronging themselves in their disbelief will submit with full surrender when death actually comes to them, and they will deny the disbelief and sins they used to do, thinking that such denial will be of benefit to them. It will be said to them: You have lied. You were disbelievers who used to commit sin. Allah knows everything that you used to do in the world. Nothing is hidden from Him and He will recompense you for that.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran