Surah Az-Zumar — Verse 57

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أَوْ تَقُولَ لَوْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هَدَىٰنِى لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

Aw taqoola law anna Allaha hadaneelakuntu mina almuttaqeen

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

Saheeh International

Or [lest] it say, "If only Allāh had guided me, I would have been among the righteous."

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Or it says, “If God had guided me, I would have joined the righteous!”

Marmaduke Pickthall

Or should say: If Allah had but guided me I should have been among the dutiful!

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"Or (lest) it should say: 'If only Allah had guided me, I should certainly have been among the righteous!'-

Mufti Taqi Usmani

or, (lest) someone should say, “If Allah were to show me the way, I would have surely been among those who fear Allah”,

Al-Hilali & Khan

Or (lest) he should say: "If only Allâh had guided me, I should indeed have been among the Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2)."

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

and lest a person should say: “If only Allah had guided me, I should have been one of the God-fearing”;