Quran 23:106 — Al-Muminoon, verse 106
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They will say, ‘Lord, our waywardness overcame us and we went astray.
قَالُوا رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْنَا شِقْوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوْمًا ضَالِّينَ
qālū rabbanā ghalabat ʿalaynā shiq'watunā wakunnā qawman ḍāllīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They shall say, 'Our Lord, our adversity prevailed over us; we were an erring people.
- Muhammad Asad
- They will exclaim: “O our Sustainer! Our bad luck has overwhelmed us, and so we went astray!
- Sahih International
- They will say, "Our Lord, our wretchedness overcame us, and we were a people astray.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They (will) say | قول |
| 2 | رَبَّنَاrabbanā | Our Lord | ربب |
| 3 | غَلَبَتْghalabat | Overcame | غلب |
| 4 | عَلَيْنَاʿalaynā | [on] us | — |
| 5 | شِقْوَتُنَاshiq'watunā | our wretchedness | شقو |
| 6 | وَكُنَّاwakunnā | and we were | كون |
| 7 | قَوْمًۭاqawman | a people | قوم |
| 8 | ضَآلِّينَḍāllīna | astray | ضلل |