Surah Al-Qalam: Verse 31 - قالوا يا ويلنا إنا كنا... - English

Tafsir of Verse 31, Surah Al-Qalam

قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ

English Translation

They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.

English Transliteration

Qaloo ya waylana inna kunna tagheena

Tafsir of Verse 31

They said, 'Woe, alas for us! Truly, we were insolent.

They said: "Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed!

قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا طَاغِينَ ( [ and at last ] they said, "Woe to us! In fact, we [ all ] were outrageous....68:31). At the beginning, they accused one another of the sin. Then when they considered the matter carefully, they admitted that they were all on the wrong. As a result, they lamented and admitted their guilt that amounted to repentance. On the basis of this repentance they hoped that Allah will give them in exchange a garden better than the one destroyed.

Imam Baghawi reports from Sayyidna ` Abdullah Ibn Masud ؓ that, according to his information, when these brothers repented truly, Allah blessed them with a better vineyard that bore such large bunches of grapes that a single bunch could be loaded on a mule. [ Mazhari ].

Verse 31 - Surah Al-Qalam: (قالوا يا ويلنا إنا كنا طاغين...) - English