قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo yaa waylanaa innaa kunnaa taagheen
DIN 31635qālū yā waylanā ʾinnā kunnā ṭāġīna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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They said, "Woe to us-we were indeed domineering.
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 said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous
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 to us! verily, we have been outrageous
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! we have indeed transgressed
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
and they said, woe be unto us! Verily we have been transgressors
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
Thanë: "Mjerë ne! Me të vërtetë i kaluam kufijtë."
তারা বললো: ‘হায়, আমাদের ধ্বংস! নিশ্চয় আমরা সীমালঙ্ঘনকারী ছিলাম।’
“Teško nama”, govorili su, “mi smo, zaista, obijesni bili.
“Teško nama,” govorili su, “mi smo, zaista, obijesni bili.
Ɓe mbi'i: "Ee bone amen ! Pellet, hari ko min bewɓe.
თქვეს: «ვაი, ჩვენდა! უეჭველად, ჩვენ ვიყავით ზღვარგადასულნი!»
Sie sagten: „O wehe uns! Wir waren fürwahr Übertretende (in Bezug auf die Bedürftigen).
Είπαν: «Αλίμονό μας: Στ’ αλήθεια, ήμασταν παραβάτες (που εμποδίζαμε τους φτωχούς και παρακούσαμε τον Αλλάχ).
उन्होंने कहा : हाय हमारा विनाश! निश्चय हम ही सीमा का उल्लंघन करने वाले थे।
”Guai a noi! In verità siamo stati prepotenti!
31. Jie sakė: „Vargas mums! Tikrai, mes buvome nusižengėliai.“
Ni jedhan: "yaa badii keenya! Nuti (hiyyeeyyii dhoorgatuun) daangaa dabritoota taanee jirra.
и сказали: «О горе нам! Воистину, мы были преступившими пределы.
„Тешко нама“, говорили су, „ми смо, заиста, били охоли.
Wakasema: Ole wetu! Hakika sisi tulikuwa tumeikiuka mipaka!
De sa: ”Vi är förlorade! Vi gick över alla gränser.
Şöyle dediler: “Yazıklar olsun bize! Gerçekten biz azgın kişilermişiz!”
کہنے لگے ہائے افسوس! یقیناً ہم سرکش تھے.
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قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo subhaana rabbinaa innaa kunnaa zaalimeen
DIN 31635qālū subḥāna rabbinā ʾinnā kunnā ẓālimīna
The translators word this verse differently
They said, "Glory to our Lord-We were indeed in the wrong."
They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong-doers
Said they, 'Celebrated be the praises of our Lord! verily, we were unjust
They said, "Glory to our Lord! Truly we have done amiss
They answered, praise be unto our Lord! Verily we have been unjust doers
فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'aqbala ba'duhum 'alaa ba'din yatalaawamoon
DIN 31635faʾaqbala baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin yatalāwamūna
The translators word this verse differently
Then they turned to one another, blaming one another.
Then some of them drew near unto others, self-reproaching
And they approached each other with mutual blame
And they fell to blaming one another
And they began to blame one another
68:31 — the verse above
عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)'asaa rabbunaa an yubdilanaa khayran minhaa innaa ilaa rabbinaa raaghiboon
DIN 31635ʿasā rabbunā ʾan yubdilanā ḫayran minhā ʾinnā ʾilā rabbinā rāġibūna
Perhaps our Lord will give us a better substitute for it. We are turning to our Lord."
It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place thereof. Lo! we beseech our Lord
Haply our Lord may give us instead a better than it; verily, we unto our Lord do yearn
Haply our Lord will give us in exchange a better garden than this: verily we crave it of our Lord
Peradventure our Lord will give us in exchange a better garden than this: And we earnestly beseech our Lord to pardon us
كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)kadhaalika l-'adhaabu wala'adhaabu l-'aakhirati akbaru law kaanoo ya'lamoon
DIN 31635kaḏālika l-ʿaḏābu walaʿaḏābu l-ʾāḫirati ʾakbaru law kānū yaʿlamūna
The translators word this verse differently
Such is the punishment; but the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.
Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know
Thus is the torment, but, verily, the torment of the hereafter is greater, if ye did but know
Such hath been our chastisement - but heavier shall be the chastisement of the next world. Ah! did they but know it
Thus is the chastisement of this life: But the chastisement of the next shall be more grievous; if they had known it, they would have taken heed
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 طَاغِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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