IslamAwakened.com Qur'an Tafsir Collection for
al-Fajr 89:24
Muhammad Asad
He will say, "Oh, would that I had. provided beforehand for my life [to come]!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
They will cry, “I wish I had sent forth ˹something good˺ for my ˹true˺ life.”
Safi Kaskas
He will say, "I wish I had provided for this life to come."
Arabic
يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِ
Transliteration
Yaqoolu y
a
laytanee qaddamtu li
h
ay
a
tee
Transliteration-2
yaqūlu yālaytanī qaddamtu liḥayāt
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
He will say, "O I wish! I had sent forth for my life."
Muhammad Asad
He will say, "Oh, would that I had. provided beforehand for my life [to come]!"
M. M. Pickthall
He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"
Shakir
He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life
Wahiduddin Khan
He will say, Oh, would that I had provided beforehand for my life
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
He will say: O would that I had put forward from this life for the world to come!
T.B.Irving
He will say: "It´s too bad for me! What did I send on ahead during my lifetime?"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
They will cry, “I wish I had sent forth ˹something good˺ for my ˹true˺ life.”
Safi Kaskas
He will say, "I wish I had provided for this life to come."
Abdul Hye
One will say: “Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for my life?”
The Study Quran
He will say, “Would that I had sent forth for my life!
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
He says: "I wish I had worked towards my life!"
Abdel Haleem
He will say, ‘Would that I had provided for this life to come!&rsquo
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
He will say. 'would that I had sent before for this life of mine
Ahmed Ali
He will say: "Alas the woe! Would that I had sent ahead something in my life."
Aisha Bewley
He will say, ´Oh! If only I had prepared in advance for this life of mine!´
Ali Ünal
He will say: "Would that I had forwarded (some good deeds) for my life (to come)!"
Ali Quli Qara'i
He will say, ‘Alas, had I sent ahead for my life!&rsquo
Hamid S. Aziz
He will say, "Would that I had sent something forward for my life!"
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
He will say, "Oh would that I had forwarded some good for my (future) life!"
Muhammad Sarwar
He will say, "Would that I had done some good deeds for this life"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
He will say, .O Would that I had sent ahead (some good deeds) for (this) my life!
Shabbir Ahmed
He will say, "Ah, I wish I had sent forth some good for my life!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
He (the man) will say: "Ah! Had I sent forward (good deeds) for my (future) Life!"
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
Farook Malik
He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth some good deeds for this life of mine."
Dr. Munir Munshey
Man will say, "Alas! If only I had sent ahead of me (the good deeds) for this life of mine!"
Dr. Kamal Omar
He will say: “Alas! Would that I had sent in advance (righteous deeds) for my life (in the new world)!
Talal A. Itani (new translation)
He will say, 'If only I had forwarded for my life.'
Maududi
He will say: "Would that I had sent ahead what would be of avail for this life of mine!"
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
He says: I wish that I had sent ahead (something) for my (new) life
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
He will say, “I wish that I had invested in my life.
Musharraf Hussain
They will say, “If only We had something to show for our lives!”
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
He says: "I wish I had worked towards my life!"
Mohammad Shafi
Man will say, "Would that I had sent ahead for this life of mine!"
Bijan Moeinian
Then man will be sorry that he has not sent any good deed as a preparation for his life after death
Faridul Haque
He will say, “Alas – if only I had sent some good deeds ahead, during my lifetime!&rdquo
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
He will say: 'Would that I had forwarded (good works) for my life!
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He will say: O would that I had sent before for (this) my life
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
He says: "Oh if only I advanced/presented/preceded for my life."
Sher Ali
He will say, `O, would that I had sent on some good works for my life here !
Rashad Khalifa
He will say, "Oh, I wish I prepared for my (eternal) life."
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
He will say, O would that I had sent forward some good works in my life.
Amatul Rahman Omar
He will say, `O would that I had sent forward (some good deeds as a provision) for this my life here (on this side).
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
He will say: ‘Would that I had sent (something) ahead of me for my (real) life (which would have helped me Today)!
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my life!"
Arthur John Arberry
He shall say, 'O would that I had forwarded for my life!
Edward Henry Palmer
He will say, 'Would that I had sent something forward for my life!
George Sale
He shall say, would to God that I had heretofore done good works in my life-time
John Medows Rodwell
He shall say, Oh! would that I had prepared for this my life
N J Dawood (2014)
He will say: ‘Would that I had been charitable in my lifetime!&lsquo
Linda “iLHam” Barto
A person will say, “Oh, if only I had invested in my life!”
Sayyid Qutb
He shall say, 'Oh, would that I had prepared for my life!'
Ahmed Hulusi
He will say “I wish I had done beneficial things (raised my consciousness level to observe the Names).”
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
He will say: 'If only I had sent ahead (some good deeds) for (this) my (future) life!'
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim
He will wish he had done better in life than what he used to perpetrate
Mir Aneesuddin
He will say, "I wish I had sent (good deeds) before, for my life (after death).
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)
He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"
OLD Literal
Word for Word
He will say, "O I wish! I had sent forth for my life.
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