Surah Al-Anfal, ayah 50
وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذْ يَتَوَفَّى ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۙ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَـٰرَهُمْ وَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلْحَرِيقِ
And if you could but see when the angels take the souls of those who disbelieved... They are striking their faces and their backs and [saying], "Taste the punishment of the Burning Fire.
Al-Anfal · 8:50
Word by word
- وَلَوْwalawAnd if
- تَرَىٰٓtarāyou (could) see
- إِذْidhwhen
- يَتَوَفَّىyatawaffātake away souls
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
- كَفَرُوا۟ ۙkafarūdisbelieve
- ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُl-malāikatuthe Angels
- يَضْرِبُونَyaḍribūnastriking
- وُجُوهَهُمْwujūhahumtheir faces
- وَأَدْبَـٰرَهُمْwa-adbārahumand their backs
- وَذُوقُوا۟wadhūqūTaste
- عَذَابَʿadhāba(the) punishment
- ٱلْحَرِيقِl-ḥarīqi(of) the Blazing Fire
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