يَٰوَيْلَتَىٰ لَيْتَنِى لَمْ أَتَّخِذْ فُلَانًا خَلِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)yaa waylataa laytanee lam attakhidh fulaanan khaleelaa
DIN 31635yā waylatā laytanī lam ʾattaḫiḏ fulānan ḫalīlan
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Oh, woe to me; I wish I never took so-and-so for a friend.
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
Alas for me! Ah, would that I had never taken such an one for friend
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
O, woe is me! would that I had not taken such a one for a friend now
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
Oh! woe is me! would that I had not taken such an one for my friend
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
Alas for me! O that I had not taken such a one for my friend
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
Ah, i mjeri unë! Sikur të mos e kisha marrë filanin për mik të ngushtë!
‘হায় আমার দুর্ভোগ! আমি যদি অমুককে বন্ধুরূপে গ্রহণ না করতাম।’
kamo sreće, teško meni, da toga i toga za prijatelja nisam uzeo,
kamo sreće, teško meni, da toga i toga za prijatelja nisam uzeo,
Eeh bone am haaniino min, mi njogitanooki kaariijo sehilaajo.
ვაი, ჩემს თავს! ნეტავ, არ ამერჩია [ურწმუნო] მეგობრად.
O wehe mir! Hätte ich doch nicht den Soundso zum nahen Freund genommen!
Αλίμονό μου! Μακάρι να μην είχα πάρει τον τάδε ως στενό φίλο!
हाय मेरा विनाश! काश मैंने अमुक व्यक्ति को मित्र न बनाया होता।
Guai a me! Se non avessi preso quel tale per intimo amico!
28. „Oj, vargas man! O kad aš niekada nebūčiau laikęs tokio ir tokio Khalil (artimu draugu)!“
”Yaa badii kiyya! Odoon ebaluun jaalallee taasifachuu baadheen gaabba!
О, горе мне! О, если бы я не брал такого-то другом!
Камо среће, тешко мени, да тога и тога нисам узео за пријатеља!
Ewe ole wangu! Laiti nisingelimfanya fulani kuwa rafiki mwandani!
Jag är förlorad! Om jag ändå inte hade gjort den och den till min nära vän!
“Yazıklar olsun bana, keşke falanı dost edinmeseydim!”
ہائے افسوس کاش کہ میں نے فلاں کو دوست نہ بنایا ہوتا.[1]
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ٱلْمُلْكُ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْحَقُّ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَكَانَ يَوْمًا عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَسِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)al-mulku yawma'idhin l-haqqu lilrrahmaani wakaana yawman 'alaa l-kaafireena 'aseeraa
DIN 31635al-mulku yawmaʾiḏin l-ḥaqqu lilrraḥmāni wakāna yawman ʿalā l-kāfirīna ʿasīran
On that Day, true sovereignty will belong to the Merciful, and it will be a difficult Day for the disbelievers.
The Sovereignty on that day will be the True (Sovereignty) belonging to the Beneficent One, and it will be a hard day for disbelievers
The true kingdom on that day shall belong to the Merciful, and it shall be a hard day for the misbelievers
On that day shall all empire be in very deed with the God of Mercy, and a hard day shall it be for the Infidels
On that day the kingdom shall of right belong wholly unto the Merciful; and that day shall be grievous for the unbelievers
وَيَوْمَ يَعَضُّ ٱلظَّالِمُ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى ٱتَّخَذْتُ مَعَ ٱلرَّسُولِ سَبِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)wayawma ya'addu z-zaalimu 'alaa yadayhi yaqoolu yaa laytanee takhadhtu ma'a r-rasooli sabeelaa
DIN 31635wayawma yaʿaḍḍu ẓ-ẓālimu ʿalā yadayhi yaqūlu yā laytanī taḫaḏtu maʿa r-rasūli sabīlan
On that Day, the wrongdoer will bite his hands, and say, "If only I had followed the way with the Messenger.
On the day when the wrong-doer gnaweth his hands, he will say: Ah, would that I had chosen a way together with the messenger (of Allah)
And the day when the unjust shall bite his hands and say, 'O, would that I had taken a way with the Apostle
And on that day shall the wicked one bite his hands, and say, "Oh! would that I had taken the same path with the Apostle
On that day, the unjust person shall bite his hands for anguish and despair, and shall say, O that I had taken the way of truth with the apostle
25:28 — the verse above
لَّقَدْ أَضَلَّنِى عَنِ ٱلذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ جَآءَنِى وَكَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ خَذُولًا
Easy-read (simplified)laqad adallanee 'ani dh-dhikri ba'da idh jaa'anee wakaana sh-shaytaanu lil'insaani khadhoolaa
DIN 31635laqad ʾaḍallanī ʿani ḏ-ḏikri baʿda ʾiḏ ǧāʾanī wakāna š-šayṭānu lilʾinsāni ḫaḏūlan
The translators word this verse differently
He led me away from the Message after it had come to me; for Satan has always been a betrayer of man."
He verily led me astray from the Reminder after it had reached me. Satan was ever man's deserter in the hour of need
for he did lead me astray from the Reminder after it had come to me, for Satan leaves man in the lurch
It was he who led me astray from the Warning which had reached me! and Satan is man's betrayer
He seduced me from the admonition of God, after it had come unto me: For the devil is the betrayer of man
وَقَالَ ٱلرَّسُولُ يَٰرَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ مَهْجُورًا
Easy-read (simplified)waqaala r-rasoolu yaa rabbi inna qawmee takhadhoo haadhaa l-qur'aana mahjooraa
DIN 31635waqāla r-rasūlu yā rabbi ʾinna qawmī taḫaḏū hāḏā l-qurʾāna mahǧūran
The translators word this verse differently
And the Messenger will say, "My Lord, my people have abandoned this Quran."
And the messenger saith: O my Lord! Lo! mine own folk make this Qur'an of no account
The Apostle said, 'O my Lord! verily, my people have taken this Qur'an to be obsolete
Then said the Apostle, "O my Lord! truly my people have esteemed this Koran to be vain babbling
And the apostle shall say, O Lord, verily my people esteemed this Koran to be a vain composition
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
يَا وَيْلَتَىٰ لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أَتَّخِذْ فُلَانًا خَلِيلًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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