Quran 68:31 — Al-Qalam, verse 31
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They said, ‘Alas for us! We have done terrible wrong,
قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا طَاغِينَ
qālū yāwaylanā innā kunnā ṭāghīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'Woe, alas for us! Truly, we were insolent.
- Muhammad Asad
- [In the end] they said: "Oh, woe unto us! Verily, we did behave outrageously!
- Sahih International
- They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.
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 | طَـٰغِينَṭāghīna | transgressors | طغي |