Surah An-Naba Ayah 40 (78:40)

Verse 40 of 40Juz 30Page 583Hizb 59

إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا ۝٤٠

Innaa andharnaakum `adhaaban qareebay yawma yanzurul-mar'u maa qaddamat yadaahu wayaqoolul-kaafiru yaalaytanee kuntu turaabaa

Indeed, We have warned you of an impending punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"

  1. i.e., the deeds he did in this world, which await him in the Hereafter.

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Quran 78:40 in other translations

Hilali and Khan

Verily, We have warned you of a near torment - the Day when man will see that (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the disbeliever will say: "Woe to me! Would that I were dust!"

Marmaduke Pickthall

Lo! We warn you of a doom at hand, a day whereon a man will look on that which his own hands have sent before, and the disbeliever will cry: "Would that I were dust

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Verily, We have warned you of a Penalty near, the Day when man will see (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the Unbeliever will say, "Woe unto me! Would that I were (metre) dust

Muhammad Junagarhi

ہم نے تمہیں عنقریب آنے والے عذاب سے ڈرا دیا (اور چوکنا کر دیا) ہے ۔ جس دن انسان اپنے ہاتھوں کی کمائی کو دیکھ لے گا اور کافر کہے گا کہ کاش! میں مٹی ہو جاتا.

Indonesian · Ministry of Religious Affairs

Sesungguhnya Kami telah memperingatkan kepadamu (orang kafir) azab yang dekat, pada hari manusia melihat apa yang telah diperbuat oleh kedua tangannya; dan orang kafir berkata, "Alangkah baiknya seandainya dahulu aku jadi tanah."

Bengali · Abu Bakr Zakaria

নিশ্চয় আমরা তোমাদেরকে আসন্ন শাস্তি সম্পর্কে সতর্ক করলাম; যেদিন মানুষ তার কৃতকর্ম দেখতে পাবে এবং কাফির বলবে, ‘হায়! আমি যদি মাটি হতাম !’

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