ٱلنَّحْل : ٢٨

  • ٱلَّذِينَ Those whom
  • تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ take them in death
  • ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels
  • ظَالِمِيٓ (while) wronging
  • أَنفُسِهِمۡۖ themselves
  • فَأَلۡقَوُاْ then they would offer
  • ٱلسَّلَمَ the submission
  • مَا Not
  • كُنَّا we were
  • نَعۡمَلُ doing
  • مِن any
  • سُوٓءِۚ evil
  • بَلَىٰٓۚ Nay
  • إِنَّ indeed
  • ٱللَّهَ Allah
  • عَلِيمُۢ (is) All-Knower
  • بِمَا of what
  • كُنتُمۡ you used (to)
  • تَعۡمَلُونَ do
The ones whom the angels take in death [while] wronging themselves,1 and [who] then offer submission, [saying], "We were not doing any evil." But, yes! Indeed, Allāh is Knowing of what you used to do.
Footnotes
1 i.e., having made punishment due to them for their numerous sins and crimes.
those whom the angels take [in death] (read [feminine person] tatawaffaahum or [masculine] yatawaffaahum) while they are wronging themselves', through disbelief. Then they will offer submission, becoming compliant and submitting themselves [to belief in God] upon death, saying: 'We were not doing any evil', [any] associating others with God, whereat the angels say: 'Nay! Surely God is Knower of what you used to do', and will requite you for it.