إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَٰمٗاۖ قَالَ سَلَٰمٞ قَوۡمٞ مُّنكَرُونَ ٢٥
When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace; [you are] a people unknown."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- إِذۡWhenidh
- دَخَلُواْthey entereddakhalū
- عَلَيۡهِupon himʿalayhi
- فَقَالُواْand saidfaqālū
- سَلَٰمٗاۖPeacesalāman
- قَالَHe saidqāla
- سَلَٰمٞPeacesalāmun
- قَوۡمٞa peopleqawmun
- مُّنكَرُونَunknownmunkarūna
Tafsir
When they came to him and said, ٌ”Peace”. Abraham said in reply: “Peace”, and he said to himself: “These are people we do not recognise”.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran