Surah Al-Hijr 15:52 — translation and meaning
الحجر · Verse 52 / 99 · Page 265
إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلَامًا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنكُمْ وَجِلُونَ
Word by Word
إِذْ
idh
When
دَخَلُوا
dakhalu
they entered
عَلَيْهِ
alayhi
upon him
فَقَالُوا
faqalu
and said
سَلَامًا
salaman
Peace
قَالَ
qala
He said
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed we
مِنكُمْ
minkum
(are) of you
وَجِلُونَ
wajiluna
afraid
Transliteration
Iz dakhaloo 'alaihi faqaaloo salaaman qaala innaa minkum wajiloon
Translation
When they entered upon him and said, "Peace." [Abraham] said, "Indeed, we are fearful of you."
Verse interpretation (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.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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