فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ ١٥٧
But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
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- فَعَقَرُوهَاBut they hamstrung herfaʿaqarūhā
- فَأَصۡبَحُواْthen they becamefa-aṣbaḥū
- نَٰدِمِينَregretfulnādimīna
Tafsir
So they agreed upon cutting its legs, and the most wretched from them all did the act. Then they regretted the deed they had committed because of realising that the punishment was about to befall them inevitably. However, regret after seeing the punishment is of no benefit.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran