# 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 14 - **Surah:** 21. Surah Al-Anbiya (The Prophets) — سورة الأنبياء - **Verse:** 14 / 112 · **Juz:** 17 · **Mushaf page:** 322 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-14 ## Arabic قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَٓا اِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِم۪ينَ ## Transcription Qaloo ya waylana innakunna thalimeen ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley They said, ‘Alas for us! We were indeed wrongdoers!’ ### Progressive Muslims They said: "Woe to us, we have been wicked!" ### Shabbir Ahmed They said, "Ah! Woe to us! We did indeed wrong others and ourselves. " ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation They said: “Woe is us! We were wrongdoers.” ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation They said: "Woe to us, we have been wicked!" ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament They said, "Woe to us. We were really wicked." ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira "Woe, alas," they said, "we were really sinful. " ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers. " ### Muhammad Asad And they could only cry: "Oh, woe unto us! Verily, we were wrongdoers!" ### Marmaduke Pickthall They cried: Alas for us! we were wrong-doers. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary They said: "Woe to us; surely we were wrong-doers." ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab There and then they exclaimed, thus: Woe betide us, we were indeed wrongful of actions. ### Bijan Moeinian Their response was: "Pity on us; we bear witness that we were unjust (to our own souls as well as to other people. )" ### Al-Hilali & Khan They cried: "Woe to us! Certainly we have been Zâlimûn (polytheists, wrong-doers and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh)." ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali They said: "Ah! woe to us! We were indeed wrong-doers!" ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran They cried, "Woe to us! We have surely been wrongdoers." ### Taqi Usmani They said, "Alas for us! We were wrongdoers indeed." ### Abdul Haleem They said, ‘Woe to us! We were wrong!’ ### Arthur John Arberry They said, 'Alas for us! We have been evildoers. ' ### E. Henry Palmer Said they, 'O woe is us! verily, we were wrong-doers. ' ### Hamid S. Aziz "Flee not away, but return to what you delighted in, and to your dwellings, that you may be questioned. " ### Mahmoud Ghali They said, "O woe to us! Surely we have been unjust. " ### George Sale They answered, alas for us! Verily we have been unjust. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed They said: "Oh! Woe unto us! (Misery to us)! Truly, we were wrongdoers!" ### Amatul Rahman Omar They said, `Woe to us! we were indeed wrong-doers. ' ### Ali Quli Qarai They said, ‘Woe to us! We have indeed been wrongdoers!’ ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Dediler ki: "Yazıklar olsun bize! Gerçekte zulmedenlerden olmuşuz!" ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı "Yazıklar bize" dediler. "Gerçekten biz, zalimmişiz." ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali "Vay başımıza gelenlere!" dediler. "Gerçekten biz zalim insanlarmışız." ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali "Eyvah bizlere! Bizler gerçekten zalim kimseler idik" dediler. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Vay bizlere: bizler cidden zalimler idik dediler ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) (Onlar da): "Vay bizlere! Gerçekten bizler zalim insanlardık!" dediler. ### Gültekin Onan "Yazıklar bize" dediler. "Gerçekten biz, zalimmişiz." ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Dediler: "Ne yazık bize! Biz hakıykaten zaalimler idik". ### İbni Kesir Dediler ki: Vay başımıza gelenlere; doğrusu biz, zalimler idik. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Ve yalnızca: "Vah bize!" diye yanıp yakınırlardı, "Doğrusu, gerçekten zalim kimselerdik biz!" ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı -Eyvah bize, dediler. Biz haksızlık etmiştik. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali "Eyvah bize, dediler, gerçekten biz zalimlermişiz!" ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Dediler: "Eyvah bize! Biz gerçekten zalimlermişiz." ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Onlar "Vah bize!" diyecekler; "Şu kesin ki, bizler hep zulümde ısrar ettik!" ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an "Yazıklar olsun bize! Biz zalimlermişiz." dediler. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek "Vay başımıza gelene! Demek ki, gerçekten haksızlık yapmışız!" dediler. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali "Eyvah, çekeceğimiz var. Çünkü yanlış yaptık" dediler. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir (Onlar:) "Ah, eyvah bize! Şüphesiz ki biz zalimlermişiz!" demişlerdi. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an "Yazıklar olsun bize! Biz zalimlermişiz." dediler. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an "Yazıklar olsun bize! Biz zalimlermişiz." dediler. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Şöyle dediler: "Vay halimize! Biz gerçekten yanlış yapan kişilerdik[1]!" _Footnotes_ - [1] [Enbiya 21/46](https://quran.so/21/46), [97.](https://quran.so/21/97) ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | قَالُوا۟ — qālū | They said | قول — Kaf-Vav-Lam | | 2 | يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ — yāwaylanā | O woe to us | — | | 3 | إِنَّا — innā | Indeed, [we] | — | | 4 | كُنَّا — kunnā | we were | كون — Kef-Vav-Nun | | 5 | ظَـٰلِمِينَ — ẓālimīna | wrongdoers | ظلم — Zay-Lam-Mim | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-13.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-15.md Retrieved: 2026-08-12 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.