Surah Al-Hijr 15:58 — translation and meaning

الحجر · Verse 58 / 99 · Page 265

قَالُوا إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَى قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ

Word by Word

قَالُوا
qalu
They said
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed we
أُرْسِلْنَا
ur'sil'na
[we] have been sent
إِلَى
ila
to
قَوْمٍ
qawmin
a people
مُّجْرِمِينَ
muj'rimina
criminals

Transliteration

Qaaloo innaaa ursilnaaa ilaa qawmim mujrimeen

Translation

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

Verse interpretation (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.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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