سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ

Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 20

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وَقَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَا هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿20﴾
They will say: "Woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense!"
وَقَالُوا۟ waqālū And they will say
يَـٰوَيْلَنَا yāwaylanā O woe to us
هَـٰذَا hādhā This
يَوْمُ yawmu (is the) Day
ٱلدِّينِ l-dīni (of) the Recompense

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20. And they will say [12]: "Woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense."

[12] Those who say this could be the criminals themselves, conversing with each other in this manner. It could also be the angels or the believers. In fact, on that day, everyone will cry out, "This is the Day of Justice which, O criminals, you used to deny."