15. Hixhr · verses 52–58

إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَٰمٗا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنكُمۡ وَجِلُونَ

Ith dakhaloo AAalayhi faqaloo salaman qala inna minkum wajiloona

When they entered his presence and said, "Peace!" He said, "We feel afraid of you!"

قَالُواْ لَا تَوۡجَلۡ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٖ

Qaloo la tawjal inna nubashshiruka bighulamin AAaleemin

They said: "Fear not! We give thee glad tidings of a son endowed with wisdom."

قَالَ أَبَشَّرۡتُمُونِي عَلَىٰٓ أَن مَّسَّنِيَ ٱلۡكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ

Qala abashshartumoonee AAala an massaniya alkibaru fabima tubashshirooni

He said: "Do ye give me glad tidings that old age has seized me? Of what, then, is your good news?"

قَالُواْ بَشَّرۡنَٰكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡقَٰنِطِينَ

Qaloo bashsharnaka bialhaqqi fala takun mina alqaniteena

They said: "We give thee glad tidings in truth: be not then in despair!"

قَالَ وَمَن يَقۡنَطُ مِن رَّحۡمَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ

Qala waman yaqnatu min rahmati rabbihi illa alddalloona

He said: "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord, but such as go astray?"

قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ

Qala fama khatbukum ayyuha almursaloona

Abraham said: "What then is the business on which ye (have come), O ye messengers (of Allah)?"

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمٖ مُّجۡرِمِينَ

Qaloo inna orsilna ila qawmin mujrimeena

They said: "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin,