Az-Zumar 39:58
The Groups · ayah 58 of 75
أَوْ تَقُولَ حِينَ تَرَى ٱلْعَذَابَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِى كَرَّةًۭ فَأَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Aw taqoola heena tara alAAathabalaw anna lee karratan faakoona mina almuhsineen
"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 International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"Or, faced by punishment, it says, “If only I could have another chance, I would join those who do good!”"
Pickthall (classic)+
"Or should say, when it seeth the doom: Oh, that I had but a second chance that I might be among the righteous!"
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
""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!'"