← Surah 39

39:58

أَوْ تَقُولَ حِينَ تَرَى ٱلْعَذَابَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِى كَرَّةً فَأَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Word by word

أَوْ
Or
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
أَوْPreposition — conjunction
تَقُولَ
it should say
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
تَقُولَVerb — imperfect، 3rd fem. sing.
حِينَ
when
Noun
Root: حين
Grammar (i'rab)
حِينَNoun — masculine، accusative
تَرَى
it sees
Verb
Root: رأي
Grammar (i'rab)
تَرَىVerb — imperfect، 3rd fem. sing.
ٱلْعَذَابَ
the punishment
Noun
Root: عذب
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
عَذَابَNoun — masculine، accusative
لَوْ
If
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَوْPreposition — conditional
أَنَّ
only
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
أَنَّPreposition — accusative
لِى
for me
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لِPreposition — preposition، prefix
ىNoun — pronoun، 1st sing.
كَرَّةً
another chance
Noun
Root: كرر
Grammar (i'rab)
كَرَّةًNoun — feminine، indefinite، accusative
فَأَكُونَ
then I could be
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — cause، prefix
أَكُونَVerb — imperfect، 1st sing.
مِنَ
among
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنَPreposition — preposition
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
the good-doers
Noun
Root: حسن
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
مُحْسِنِينَNoun — active participle، masc. plur.، genitive

Translation

EN

"Or (lest) it should say when it (actually) sees the penalty: 'If only I had another chance, I should certainly be among those who do good!'

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Or, faced by punishment, it says, “If only I could have another chance, I would join those who do good!”

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

Or should say, when it seeth the doom: Oh, that I had but a second chance that I might be among the righteous!

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

Or [lest] it say when it sees the punishment, "If only I had another turn so I could be among the doers of good."

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Veya, "Allah beni doğru yola eriştirseydi sakınanlardan olurdum" diyeceği, yahut, azabı gördüğünde: "Keşke benim için dönüş imkanı bulunsa da iyilerden olsam" diyeceği günden sakının.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Veya azabı gördüğü zaman şöyle diyecektir: "Bana bir geri dönüş olsaydı da ben de o iyilik yapanlardan olsaydım."

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Veya azabı (ateşi) gördüğünde ‘Keşke benim için bir kez (dünyaya dönme) imkânı olsa da güzel davrananlardan olsam!’ demesi(nden önce Kur’an’a uyun)!”

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

أو تقول حين ترى عقاب الله قد أحاط بها يوم الحساب: ليت لي رجعة إلى الحياة الدنيا، فأكون فيها من الذين أحسنوا بطاعة ربهم، والعمل بما أمَرَتْهم به الرسل.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution