سورة الفُرقان
Surah Al-Furqân 25:27
The Standard of Truth and Falsehood · Verse 27 of 77
وَيَوْمَ يَعَضُّ الظَّالِمُ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي اتَّخَذْتُ مَعَ الرَّسُولِ سَبِيلًا
Abdul Mannan Omar
On that day the unjust shall bite his hands (in regret); he will say, `If only I had followed the (same) path along with the Messenger!
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
The Day that the wrong-doer will bite at his hands, he will say, "Oh! would that I had taken a (straight) path with the Messenger!
Ahmed Ali
The sinner will then bite his hand and say: "Would that I had taken the road with the Prophet.
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Ali Unal
On that Day the wrongdoer will bite at his hands, saying (with remorse) "Oh, would that I had taken a way in the company of the Messenger.
Daryabadi
On the Day when the wrong-doer shall gnaw his hands saying: would that had taken with the apostle a way!
Faridul Haque
And the day when the unjust will gnaw his hands, saying, “Alas, if only I had chosen a way along with the (Noble) Messenger (of Allah)!”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And on the day when the wrongdoer will bite his hands, saying: Would that I had taken a way with the Messenger!
Maulvi Sher Ali
On that day the wrongdoer will bite his hands and will say, `O, would that I had taken a way along with the Messenger !
Muhammad Asad
and a Day on which the evildoer will bite his hands (in despair], exclaiming: "Oh, would that I had followed the path shown to me by the apostle!
Muhammad Musin Khan
And (remember) the Day when the Zalim (wrong- doer, oppressor, polytheist, etc.) will bite at his hands, he will say: "Oh! Would that I had taken a path with the Messenger ( Muhammad SAW).
Muhammad Pickthall
On the day when the wrong-doer gnaweth his hands, he will say: Ah, would that I had chosen a way together with the messenger (of Allah)!
Muhammad Sarwar
It will be a hard day for the unbelievers. It will be a day when the unjust will bite their fingers, (regretfully) saying, "Would that we had followed the path of the Messengers.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And the day when the unjust one shall bite his hands saying: O! would that I had taken a way with the Messenger
Rashad Khalifa
The day will come when the transgressor will bite his hands (in anguish) and say, "Alas, I wish I had followed the path with the messenger.
Shabbir Ahmed
When the Day comes, the transgressor will bite his hands in anguish, exclaiming, “Oh, I wish I had taken a path with the Messenger!"