Surah Al-Fajr — Verse 24
The Dawn · 89:24 · 24/30
يَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee
Translations of this verse 11
Saheeh International
He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
He will say, ‘Would that I had provided for this life to come!’
Marmaduke Pickthall
He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"
Mufti Taqi Usmani
He will say, “O Would that I had sent ahead (some good deeds) for (this) my life!”
Al-Hilali & Khan
He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my life!"
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
He will say: “Would that I had sent ahead what would be of avail for this life of mine!”
Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an
He will say, "Oh, would that I had. provided beforehand for my life [to come]!"
Rowwad · source edition
He will say, “Would that I had sent forth something for my [eternal] life!”
Noor International · source edition
(24) He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."[1922]
Notes
[1922]- The everlasting life of the Hereafter.
Hilali and Khan · source edition
24. He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my life!"