Quran 89:24 — Al-Fajr, verse 24
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He will say, ‘Would that I had provided for this life to come!’
يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي
yaqūlu yālaytanī qaddamtu liḥayātī
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He shall say, 'O would that I had forwarded for my life!'
- Muhammad Asad
- He will say, "Oh, would that I had. provided beforehand for my life [to come]!"
- Sahih International
- He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَقُولُyaqūlu | He will say | قول |
| 2 | يَـٰلَيْتَنِىyālaytanī | O I wish | — |
| 3 | قَدَّمْتُqaddamtu | I had sent forth | قدم |
| 4 | لِحَيَاتِىliḥayātī | for my life | حيي |