يَٰوَيۡلَتَىٰ لَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أَتَّخِذۡ فُلَانًا خَلِيلٗا ٢٨
Oh, woe to me! I wish I had not taken that one1 as a friend.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 The person who misguided him.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- يَٰوَيۡلَتَىٰO woe to meyāwaylatā
- لَيۡتَنِيI wishlaytanī
- لَمۡnotlam
- أَتَّخِذۡI had takenattakhidh
- فُلَانًاthat onefulānan
- خَلِيلٗا(as) a friendkhalīlan
Tafsir
He will also say due to extreme grief cursing himself: Alas for me! If only I had not taken so-and-so disbeliever as a friend!
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran