Quran 21:14 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 14
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They said, ‘Woe to us! We were wrong!’
قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ
qālū yāwaylanā innā kunnā ẓālimīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'Alas for us! We have been evildoers.'
- Muhammad Asad
- And they could only cry: “Oh, woe unto us! Verily, we were wrongdoers!”
- Sahih International
- They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | يَـٰوَيْلَنَآyāwaylanā | O woe to us | — |
| 3 | إِنَّاinnā | Indeed, [we] | — |
| 4 | كُنَّاkunnā | we were | كون |
| 5 | ظَـٰلِمِينَẓālimīna | wrongdoers | ظلم |