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سورة القِیَامَة

Surah Al-Qiyâmah 75:34

The Resurrection · Verse 34 of 40

أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Woe be to you! then woe upon woe (in this very life).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!

Ahmed Ali

Alas the woe for you, alas!

11 more translations

Ali Unal

So: well have you deserved (this doom), well have you deserved (it).

Daryabadi

Woe Unto thee; woe!

Faridul Haque

Your ruin has come close, still closer.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Nearer to thee and nearer,

Maulvi Sher Ali

`Woe unto thee ! and woe again !

Muhammad Musin Khan

Woe to you [O man (disbeliever)]! And then (again) woe to you!

Muhammad Pickthall

Nearer unto thee and nearer,

Muhammad Sarwar

Woe to you! Woe to you!

Muhammed ali Shakir

Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,

Rashad Khalifa

You have deserved this.

Shabbir Ahmed

This is the most befitting for you - now this is the most befitting.

Commentary 75:34 Aulâ lakaأَوْلَىٰ لَكَ - Woe be to you! These words are repeated four times, twice in this verse and twice in the following. This refers to the double…

أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ

75:34 Aulâ lakaأَوْلَىٰ لَكَ - Woe be to you! These words are repeated four times, twice in this verse and twice in the following. This refers to the double punishment in this world and in the Hereafter because of denying the “Truth” and of not performing the “Prayer” (cf. verse 31).