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Al-Hijr (The Rocky Tract)

Verse 52of 99

إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًۭا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنكُمْ وَجِلُونَ﴿٥٢

Translation (Sahih International)

When they entered upon him and said, "Peace." [Abraham] said, "Indeed, we are fearful of you."

Word-by-word meaning

إِذْidhWhen
دَخَلُوا۟dakhalūthey entered
عَلَيْهِʿalayhiupon him
فَقَالُوا۟faqālūand said
سَلَـٰمًۭاsalāmanPeace
قَالَqālaHe said
إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
مِنكُمْminkum(are) of you
وَجِلُونَwajilūnaafraid

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Guests of Ibrahim and their Good News of a Son for HimAllah is saying: `Tell them, O Muhammad, about the story ofضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ(the guests of Ibrahim.)'دَخَلُواْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلامًا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنْكُمْ وَجِلُونَ(they entered upon him, and said: "Salaman (peace!)." He said: "Indeed we are frightened of you.") meaning that they were scared.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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