يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
Easy-read (simplified)yaqoolu yaa laytanee qaddamtu lihayaatee
DIN 31635yaqūlu yā laytanī qaddamtu liḥayātī
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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He will say, "If only I had forwarded for my life."
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
He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life
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
He will say, 'Would that I had sent something forward for my life
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
He shall say, Oh! would that I had prepared for this my life
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
He shall say, would to God that I had heretofore done good works in my life-time
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
Ai do të thotë: "Ah, sikur të kisha bërë diçka për jetën time!"
সে (আফসোস করে) বলবে: ‘হায়! যদি আমি আমার এ জীবনের জন্য কিছু (নেক আমল) আগে পাঠাতাম!’
i reći će: “Kamo sreće da sam se za ovaj život pripremio!”
i reći će: “Kamo sreće da sam se za ovaj život pripremio!”
O wi'a haaniino mi ardinii golle lobbe wonan'de nguurndam am.
ის იტყვის: «ო, ნეტავ მე მომემზადებინა (საქმეები) ჩემი (მარადიული) ცხოვრებისათვის!»
Er wird sagen: „O hätte ich doch für mein (jenseitiges) Leben (etwas) vorausgeschickt!“
Θα πει: «Οϊμέ! Μακάρι να είχα κάνει (καλές πράξεις κατά την εγκόσμια ζωή) για τη ζωή μου (στη Μέλλουσα Ζωή)!»
वह कहेगा : ऐ काश! मैंने अपने (इस) जीवन के लिए कुछ आगे भेजा होता।
Dirà: «Povero me! Se solo avessi fatto qualcosa per la mia vita!»
24. Jis sakys: „Oj, norėčiau, kad būčiau pasiuntęs (paruošęs ką nors gero) savo gyvenimui!“
Ni jedha: "yaa gaabbii tiyya odoon jiruu tiyyaaf dabarfadhee." [10]
Он скажет: «О, если бы я уготовил для своей жизни!»
И рећи ће: „Камо среће да сам се за овај живот припремио!“
Atasema: Laiti ningelijitangulizia kwa uhai wangu!
Hon utbrister: ”Om jag ändå hade förberett mig för mitt [sanna, eviga] liv!”
Der ki: "Ah keşke! (Bu) hayatım için önceden bir şeyler göndermiş olsaydım!"
وه کہے گا کہ کاش کہ میں نے اپنی اس زندگی کے لئے کچھ پیشگی سامان کیا ہوتا.[1]
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وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wajaa'a rabbuka wal-malaku saffan saffaa
DIN 31635waǧāʾa rabbuka wal-malaku ṣaffan ṣaffan
And your Lord comes, with the angels, row after row.
And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank
and thy Lord comes with the angels, rank on rank
And thy Lord shall come and the angels rank on rank
and thy Lord shall come, and the angels rank by rank
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)wajee'a yawma'idhin bijahannama yawma'idhin yatadhakkaru l-'insaanu wa'annaa lahu dh-dhikraa
DIN 31635waǧīʾa yawmaʾiḏin biǧahannama yawmaʾiḏin yataḏakkaru l-ʾinsānu waʾannā lahu ḏ-ḏikrā
And on that Day, Hell is brought forward. On that Day, man will remember, but how will remembrance avail him?
And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him)
and hell is brought on that day,- on that day shall man be reminded! but how shall he have a reminder
And Hell on that day shall be moved up, - Man shall on that day remember himself. But how shall remembrance help him
and hell, on that day, shall be brought nigh: On that day shall man call to remembrance his evil deeds; but how shall remembrance avail him
89:24 — the verse above
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Easy-read (simplified)fayawma'idhin laa yu'adhdhibu 'adhaabahu ahad
DIN 31635fayawmaʾiḏin lā yuʿaḏḏibu ʿaḏābahu ʾaḥadun
On that Day, none will punish as He punishes.
None punisheth as He will punish on that day
But on that day no one shall be tormented with a torment like his
On that day none shall punish as God punisheth
On that day none shall punish with his punishment
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Easy-read (simplified)walaa yoothiqu wathaaqahu ahad
DIN 31635walā yūṯiqu waṯāqahu ʾaḥadun
The translators word this verse differently
And none will shackle as He shackles.
None bindeth as He then will bind
and none shall be bound with bonds like his
And none shall bind with such bonds as He
nor shall any bind with his bonds
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي
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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