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Surah Adh-Dhaariyat (51) — Ayah 25

The Winnowing Winds · Meccan · Juz 26 · Page 521

إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَـٰمًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَـٰمٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ ﴿25﴾
When they came in to him and said: "Salâm, (peace be upon you)!" He answered: "Salâm, (peace be upon you)," and said: "You are a people unknown to me."
إِذْ idh When
دَخَلُوا۟ dakhalū they entered
عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi upon him
فَقَالُوا۟ faqālū and said
سَلَـٰمًۭا ۖ salāman Peace
قَالَ qāla He said
سَلَـٰمٌۭ salāmun Peace
قَوْمٌۭ qawmun a people
مُّنكَرُونَ munkarūna unknown

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25. 1. He said this to himself, not addressing them.