Popular Translations
Muhammad Asad
When those [heavenly messengers] came unto him and bade him peace, he answered, “[And upon you be] peace!” - [saying to himself,] “They are strangers.”
Arthur John Arberry
When they entered unto him, saying 'Peace!' he said 'Peace! You are a people unknown to me.
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."
Arabic
إِذۡ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَیۡهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَـٰمࣰاۖ قَالَ سَلَـٰمࣱ قَوۡمࣱ مُّنكَرُونَ ٢٥
Transliteration (2021)
idh dakhalū ʿalayhi faqālū salāman qāla salāmun qawmun munkarūn