Surah An-Nahl (النحل) • The Bee

Quran 16:28

16:28

ٱلَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ ظَالِمِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ فَأَلْقَوُا۟ ٱلسَّلَمَ مَا كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ مِن سُوٓءٍۭ ۚ بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

alladhīna tatawaffāhumu l-malāikatu ẓālimī anfusihim fa-alqawū l-salama mā kunnā naʿmalu min sūin balā inna l-laha ʿalīmun bimā kuntum taʿmalūna

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

— Saheeh International

Those whose lives the angels take while they are wronging themselves will show submission: ‘We were doing no evil.’ ‘Yes you were: God knows fully everything that you have done,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

"Those whose lives the angels take while they are doing wrong to themselves (by disbelief and by associating partners in worship with Allâh and by committing all kinds of crimes and evil deeds)." Then, they will make (false) submission (saying): "We used not to do any evil." (The angels will reply): "Yes! Truly, Allâh is All-Knower of what you used to do.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose whom
تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُtatawaffāhumutake them in death
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُl-malāikatuthe Angels
ظَالِمِىٓẓālimī(while) wronging
أَنفُسِهِمْۖanfusihimthemselves
فَأَلْقَوُا۟fa-alqawūthen they would offer
ٱلسَّلَمَl-salamathe submission
مَاmāNot
كُنَّاkunnāwe were
نَعْمَلُnaʿmaludoing
مِنminany
سُوٓءٍۭۚsūinevil
بَلَىٰٓbalāNay
إِنَّinnaindeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
عَلِيمٌۢʿalīmun(is) All-Knower
بِمَاbimāof what
كُنتُمْkuntumyou used (to)
تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnado