Quran 39 : 57 Word by Word

Or it should say, "If that Allah (had) guided me, surely, I (would) have been among the righteous."
أَوْ
Aaw
Or
تَقُولَ
Taqūla
it should say
لَوْ
Law
If only
أَنَّ
Aanna
If only
ٱللَّهَ
Allaha
Allah
هَدَىٰنِى
Hadaāāniā
(had) guided me
لَكُنتُ
Lakuntu
surely, I (would) have been
مِنَ
Mina
among
ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
Almuttaqīna
the righteous

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

Or say: "Had God guided me, I would have been among the righteous."

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

"Or (lest) it should say: 'If only Allah had guided me, I should certainly have been among the righteous!'

Wahiduddin Khan

Or, If only God had guided me, I would surely have joined the God-fearing

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

Or [lest] it say, "If only Allah had guided me, I would have been among the righteous."

The Wise Quran

Or it should say, 'If God had guided me, I should surely have been of those who fear.'

The Study Quran

Or lest it say, “If only God had guided me, I would have been among the reverent.

Talal Itani (2012)

Or say, 'Had God guided me; I would have been of the pious.'

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

Or it may say, “Had God guided me, I would’ve been among the righteous.”

T.B.Irving

Or he may say: "If God had only guided me, I´d have been more heedful."

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Or (in case) he should say: "If Allah had only guided me, then I should really have been with the righteous!"

Sher Ali

Or, lest it should say, `If ALLAH had guided me, I should certainly have been among those who fully carry out their duties

Shakir

Or it should say: Had Allah guided me, I would certainly have been of those who guard (against evil)

Shabbir Ahmed

Or lest he should say, "Had Allah guided me, I too would have been of those who walked aright!"

Samy Mahdy

Or it says, “If Allah guided me; I would have been among the pious.”

Safi Kaskas

or say, "Had God guided me, I would have been among those who are mindful of God;"

Rashad Khalifa

Or say, "Had GOD guided me, I would have been with the righteous."

N J Dawood 2014

Or should say: "If God had guided me I would have feared Him.

Mustaqim

Or will say: if only Allah had guided me I would have been of those who bewared (of Allah).

Mustafa Khattab 2018

Or ˹a soul will˺ say, ‘If only Allah had guided me, I would have certainly been one of the righteous.’

Musharraf Hussain

Or he will say, “Had Allah guided me I would be among the pious,”

MunirMezyed2023

Or, lest he should say: "If I had yielded to the Full Knowledge of the Truth which Allâh has already given to His servants, I would certainly have been among the Pious.

Munir Mezyed

Or, lest he should say: "If only Allâh had illuminated my path, I would certainly have been among the Pious.

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

or, (lest) someone should say, .If Allah were to show me the way, I would have surely been among those who fear Allah.

Muhammad Sarwar

Or before the soul says, "Had God guided me, I could have been a pious man"

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Or should say: If Allah had but guided me I should have been among the dutiful

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Or should say, "If (only) Allah had guided me, indeed I would have been among the pious."

Muhammad Asad

or lest he should say, “If God had but guided me, I would surely have been among those who are conscious of Him!”

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

Or it says: "If that (E) God guided me, I would have been (E) from the fearing and obeying."

Mohammad Shafi

Or should anyone say, "If only Allah had guided me, I should have been among the pious."

Mir Aneesuddin

or say, “If Allah has guided me I (too) would have been among those who guarded (against evil),”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Or it should say: Had Allah guided me, I should have been dutiful

Maududi

and lest a person should say: "If only Allah had guided me, I should have been one of the God-fearing"

Linda "iLham" Barto

“Or perhaps it will say, ‘If only Allah had guided me, I would have been among the righteous.’

John Medows Rodwell

Or say, "Had God guided me, I had surely been of those who feared Him:"

Irving/Hegab

Or he may say: "If Allah (God) had only guided me, I´d have been more heedful."

Hilali - Khan

Or (lest) he should say: "If only Allah had guided me, I should indeed have been among the Muttaqoon (pious and righteous persons - see V.2:2)."

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

Or, lest it should say: 'If Allah had only guided me I would have been one of the cautious.

Hamid S. Aziz

Or should say, "Had Allah guided me, I would certainly have been of those who are dutiful!"

George Sale

Or say, if God had directed me, verily I had been one of the pious

Fode Drame

Or lest it says, “If only Allah had guided me, I would surely have been among those who safeguard their own souls.”

Faridul Haque

Or (so that no soul) may say, “If Allah had shown me the right path, I would then be among the pious!”

Edward Henry Palmer

or lest it should say, 'If God had but guided me, I should surely have been of those who fear!

Dr. Munir Munshey

Then he will say, "I would have been a God-fearing person, had Allah guided me!"

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Or should say: ‘If Allah had given me guidance, I would certainly have been of the righteous.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Or he may say: If God guided me, I would, certainly, have been among the ones who are Godfearing.

Dr. Kamal Omar

Or (lest) she says: “If (only) that Allah had guided me, I should certainly had been out of the righteous.”

Corpus.Quran

Or it should say If that If that Allah (had) guided me surely, I (would) have been among the righteous

Bilal Muhammad 2018

“Or lest she should say, ‘If only God had guided me, I would certainly have been among the righteous.

Bijan Moeinian

Do not be among those who will say: “I wish God had guided me so that I too would have been among His righteous servants.”

Bakhtiari Nejad

Or says: “If God had guided me, I would have certainly been among those who are cautious (of God).”

Arthur John Arberry

or lest it should say, 'If only God had guided me, I should have been or lest among the godfearing,

Amatul Rahman Omar

Or lest anyone (of you) should say, `If Allah had only guided me (by force) I would of course, have been of those who became secure against evil (by fully carrying out my duties).

Ali Ünal

Or (lest it) should say (by way of invalid excuse): "If only God had guided me, I would surely have been among the God-revering, pious!"

Ali Quli Qara'i

Or say, ‘Had Allah guided me I would have surely been among the Godwary!’

Aisha Bewley

or lest they should say, ´If only Allah had guided me, I would have had taqwa,´

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Or it should say, had Allah guided me I would have been among those who are fearful.

Ahmed Hulusi

Or he shall say, “Had Allah guided me, I would surely have been among the protected ones.”

Ahmed Ali

Or say: "If only God had guided me I would have been a man of fear and piety;"

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Or, lest it should say: had Allah but guided me, I should surely have been of the God-fearing

Abdul Hye

Or lest a person should say: ‘If only Allah had guided me, indeed I would have been among the righteous.’

Abdel Haleem

Or it says, “If God had guided me, I would have joined the righteous!”