Quran 25:28 — Al-Furqaan, verse 28
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Woe is me! If only I had not taken so and so as a friend-
يَا وَيْلَتَىٰ لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أَتَّخِذْ فُلَانًا خَلِيلًا
yāwaylatā laytanī lam attakhidh fulānan khalīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Alas, would that I had not taken So-and-so for a friend!
- Muhammad Asad
- Oh, woe is me! Would that I had not taken so-and-so for a friend!
- Sahih International
- Oh, woe to me! I wish I had not taken that one as a friend.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰyāwaylatā | O woe to me | — |
| 2 | لَيْتَنِىlaytanī | I wish | — |
| 3 | لَمْlam | not | — |
| 4 | أَتَّخِذْattakhidh | I had taken | أخذ |
| 5 | فُلَانًاfulānan | that one | فلن |
| 6 | خَلِيلًۭاkhalīlan | (as) a friend | خلل |