# 25. Surah Al-Furqan, Verse 28 - **Surah:** 25. Surah Al-Furqan (The Criterion) — سورة الفرقان - **Verse:** 28 / 77 · **Juz:** 19 · **Mushaf page:** 361 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-furqan/verse-28 ## Arabic يَا وَيْلَتٰى لَيْتَن۪ي لَمْ اَتَّخِذْ فُلَاناً خَل۪يلاً ## Transcription Ya waylata laytanee lamattakhith fulanan khaleela ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley Alas for me! If only I had not taken so-and-so for a friend! ### Progressive Muslims "Woe unto me, I wish I did not take so and so as a friend!" ### Shabbir Ahmed "Oh, woe unto me, I wish I hadn't taken so-and-so for a friend!" ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation “Woe is me! Would that I had not taken such-and-such for a friend! ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation "Woe to me, I wish I did not take so and so as a friend!" ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament "Alas, woe to me, I wish I did not take that person as a friend. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira Woe alas, ah would I had not taken so-and-so as friend! ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) Oh, woe to me! I wish I had not taken that one as a friend. ### Muhammad Asad Oh, woe is me! Would that I had not taken so-and-so for a friend! ### Marmaduke Pickthall Alas for me! Ah, would that I had never taken such an one for friend! ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary Woe is me! Would that I had not taken such a one for a friend! ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab And he adds: "Woe betide me, I wish I did not take such a man for a friend" ### Bijan Moeinian "Pity on me. If I had not taken so and so as a friend!" ### Al-Hilali & Khan "Ah! Woe to me! Would that I had never taken so-and-so as a Khalîl (an intimate friend)! ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali "Ah! woe is me! Would that I had never taken such a one for a friend! ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran Woe to me! I wish I had never taken so-and-so as a close friend. ### Taqi Usmani Woe to me! Would that I had not taken so-and-so for my friend! ### Abdul Haleem Woe is me! If only I had not taken so and so as a friend- ### Arthur John Arberry Alas, would that I had not taken So-and-so for a friend! ### E. Henry Palmer O, woe is me! would that I had not taken such a one for a friend now, ### Hamid S. Aziz And the day when the wrongdoers shall bite his hands and say, "O, would that I had chosen the way with the Messenger. ### Mahmoud Ghali Oh, woe to me! Would that I had not taken so-and-so to myself for a (close) fellow. ### George Sale Alas for me! O that I had not taken such a one for my friend! ### Syed Vickar Ahamed "Oh! I am (now in) misery! If only I had never taken such an (Evil) one as a friend! ### Amatul Rahman Omar `Ah, woe is me! would that I had not made friends with so and so. ### Ali Quli Qarai Woe to me! I wish I had not taken so and so as a friend! ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü "Yazık oldu bana, keşke şunu (beden şeytanını - karındaki ikinci beynin beyinde oluşturduğu ben bedenim kabulü. Kaynak bilgi: www. okyanusum. com'da, The Second Brain) dost edinmeseydim!" ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı "Vah yazıklar bana, ne olurdu da filanı dost edinmeseydim." ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali "Vah bana, keşke falancayı dost edinmeseydim!" ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali "Yazıklar olsun bana, keşke falanı dost edinmeseydim!" ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Eyvah keşke falanı dost tutmıyaydım ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Eyvah! Keşke falancayı dost edinmeseydin! ### Gültekin Onan "Vah yazıklar bana, ne olurdu da filanı dost edinmeseydim." ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim "Ne yazık bana! Keşki fülanı dost tutmayaydım". ### İbni Kesir Vay başıma gelene: Keşki falancayı dost edinmeseydim. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı "Vah bana, n'olurdu, falancayı kendime dost edinmemiş olsaydım! ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Vay başıma gelene! Keşke falancayı dost edinmeseydim. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali "Vah bana, ne olurdu, ben falanı dost tutmasaydım!" ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali "Ah, ne olurdu, falancayı dost edinmeseydim." ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Vah n'olaydım! Keşke falanca kimseyi kendime yol gösterici bir dost tutmayaydım! ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an "Eyvah! Keşke falancayı veli edinmeseydim!" ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek "Vay başıma gelene! Keşke o kişiyi dost edinmeseydim?" ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Yazık oldu bana. Keşke şu kimseyi dost edinmeseydim. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir "Ah, yazık bana! Keşke falancayı dost edinmeseydim! ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an "Eyvah! Keşke falancayı dost edinmeseydim!" ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an "Eyvah! Keşke falancayı dost[1] edinmeseydim!" _Footnotes_ - [1] Kelimesi kelimesine, halil. Ayette de görüldüğü gibi "veli" kelimesine dost demek doğru değildir. "Dost, "halil" demektir. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Yazık ettim kendime. Keşke falanca kişiyi samimi dost edinmeseydim[1]. _Footnotes_ - [1] [Zuhruf 43/38,](https://quran.so/43/38) [67.](https://quran.so/43/67) ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰ — yāwaylatā | O woe to me | — | | 2 | لَيْتَنِى — laytanī | I wish | — | | 3 | لَمْ — lam | not | — | | 4 | أَتَّخِذْ — attakhidh | I had taken | اخذ — Elif-Kh-Zal | | 5 | فُلَانًا — fulānan | that one | فلن — Fe-Lam-Nun | | 6 | خَلِيلًۭا — khalīlan | (as) a friend | خلل — Kh-Lam-Lam | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-al-furqan/verse-27.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-al-furqan/verse-29.md Retrieved: 2026-08-15 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.