قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo yaa waylanaa innaa kunnaa zaalimeen
DIN 31635qālū yā waylanā ʾinnā kunnā ẓālimīna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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They said, "Woe to us; we were unfair."
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
They cried: Alas for us! we were wrong-doers
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Said they, 'O woe is us! verily, we were wrong-doers
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
They said, "Oh, woe to us! Verily we have been evil doers
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
They answered, alas for us! Verily we have been unjust
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Ata thanë: "Ah, mjerë ne! Ne ishim njëmend të padrejtë."
তারা বললো: ‘হায় আমাদের দুর্ভোগ! আমরা তো (আল্লাহর সাথে কুফরী করার কারণে) আসলেই যালিম ছিলাম।’
“Teško nama”, oni bi govorili, “mi smo, zaista, nepravedni bili!”
“Teško nama,” oni bi govorili, “mi smo, zaista, nepravedni bili!”
Ɓe mbi'a: "Eeyoo, bone amen, pellet, minen min laatinoke tooñɓe".
[მათ აღიარეს თავიანთი ბოროტმოქმედება და] თქვეს: «ვაი ჩვენ, მართლაც რომ ჩვენ საკუთარ თავს ვავნეთ».
Sie sagten: „O Wehe uns! Wir waren ja Ungerechte.“
Είπαν (οι άδικοι): «Αλίμονό μας! Πράγματι, ήμασταν άδικοι (με την απιστία μας)!»
उन्होंने कहा : हाय हमारा विनाश! निश्चय हम अत्याचारी थे।
Dissero: «Guai a noi! Siamo stati in verità degli ingiusti».
14. Jie verkė: „Vargas mums, iš tiesų mes buvome Zalimūn (daugiadieviai, bloga darantys ir netikintieji Allaho Vienumą).“
(Isaan) ni jedhan: “Yaa badii keenya! nuti (Rabbitti kafarr keenyaan) miidhaa hojjattoota turre.
Они сказали: «О, горе нам! Воистину, мы были несправедливы!»
“Тешко нама”, они би говорили, “ми смо, заиста, неверници били!”
Wakasema: "Ole wetu! Hakika sisi tulikuwa madhalimu."
De sa: ”Vi är förlorade! Vi har verkligen varit orättfärdiga.”
“Eyvah bizlere! Bizler gerçekten zalim kimseler idik.” dediler.
کہنے لگے ہائے ہماری خرابی! بیشک ہم ﻇالم تھے.
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فَلَمَّآ أَحَسُّوا۟ بَأْسَنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falammaa ahassoo ba'sanaa idhaa hum minhaa yarkudoon
DIN 31635falammā ʾaḥassū baʾsanā ʾiḏā hum minhā yarkuḍūna
Then, when they sensed Our might, they started running away from it.
And, when they felt Our might, behold them fleeing from it
And when they perceived our violence they ran away from it
And when they felt our vengeance, lo! they fled from it
And when they felt our severe vengeance, behold, they fled swiftly from those cities
لَا تَرْكُضُوا۟ وَٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَآ أُتْرِفْتُمْ فِيهِ وَمَسَٰكِنِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْـَٔلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)laa tarkudoo warji'oo ilaa maa utriftum feehi wamasaakinikum la'allakum tus'aloon
DIN 31635lā tarkuḍū warǧiʿū ʾilā mā ʾutriftum fīhi wamasākinikum laʿallakum tusʾalūna
The translators word this verse differently
Do not run, but come back to your luxuries, and to your homes, that you may be questioned.
(But it was said unto them): Flee not, but return to that (existence) which emasculated you and to your dwellings, that ye may be questioned
Run not away, but return to what ye delighted in, and to your dwellings! haply ye will be questioned
Flee not," said the angels in mockery, "but come back to that wherein ye revelled, and to your abodes! Questions will haply be put to you
And the angels said, scoffingly, unto them, do not fly; but return to that wherein ye delighted, and to your habitations: Peradventure ye will be asked
21:14 — the verse above
فَمَا زَالَت تِّلْكَ دَعْوَىٰهُمْ حَتَّىٰ جَعَلْنَٰهُمْ حَصِيدًا خَٰمِدِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)famaa zaalat tilka da'waahum hattaa ja'alnaahum haseedan khaamideen
DIN 31635famā zālat tilka daʿwāhum ḥattā ǧaʿalnāhum ḥaṣīdan ḫāmidīna
This continued to be their cry, until We made them silent ashes.
And this their crying ceased not till We made them as reaped corn, extinct
And that ceased not to be their cry until we made them mown down,- smouldering out
And this ceased not to be their cry, until we made them like reaped corn, extinct
And this their lamentation ceased not, until we had rendered them like corn which is mowen down, and utterly extinct
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa khalaqnaa s-samaa'a wal-'arda wamaa baynahumaa laa'ibeen
DIN 31635wamā ḫalaqnā s-samāʾa wal-ʾarḍa wamā baynahumā lāʿibīna
We did not create the sky and the earth and what is between them for amusement.
We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them in play
We did not create the heaven and the earth and what is between the two in play
We created not the heaven and the earth, and what is between them, for sport
We created not the heavens and the earth, and that which is between them, by way of sport
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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