Surah 37 · verse 28
As-Saffat 37:28
Sign in to listenقَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ الْيَمِينِ
qalu innakum kuntum ta'tunana 'ani al-yamin
They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right."
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ
[They will be asked], "What is [wrong] with you? Why do you not help each other?"
Verse 26بَلْ هُمُ الْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ
But they, that Day, are in surrender.
Verse 27وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ
And they will approach one another blaming each other.
قَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ الْيَمِينِ
They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right."
قَالُوا بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ
The oppressors will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers,
Verse 30وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَانٍ ۖ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا طَاغِينَ
And we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people.
Verse 31فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَا ۖ إِنَّا لَذَائِقُونَ
So the word of our Lord has come into effect upon us; indeed, we will taste [punishment].