Quran 43 : 38

Until when he comes to Us he says, "O would that between me and between you (were the) distance (of) the East and the West." How wretched is the companion!
حَتَّىٰٓ
Ḥattaāā
إِذَا
Iidhā
جَآءَنَا
Jaaʾanā
قَالَ
Qāla
يَٰلَيْتَ
Yaālayta
بَيْنِى
Bayniā
وَبَيْنَكَ
Wabaynaka
بُعْدَ
Buʿda
ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ
Almashriqayni
فَبِئْسَ
Fabiisa
ٱلْقَرِينُ
Alqarīnu

Musharraf Hussain

Until he comes to Us and says, “Woe! I wish we were poles apart” what an evil companion.

Mustaqim

Until when he comes to Us he says: if only there was the distance of the two Easts between me and you, what a bad friend.

Arthur John Arberry

till, when he comes to Us, he says, 'Would there had been between me and thee the distance of the two Easts!' An evil comrade

Rashad Khalifa

When he comes before us he will say, "Oh I wish you were as far from me as the two easts. What a miserable companion!"

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

Until, when he comes before Us, he will say, “I wish you and I were as distant as the two horizons—what a terrible companionship!”

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

Until he comes to Us, he will say, "Oh, I wish that between you and me was the distance of the two easts. What a miserable associate!

The Study Quran

till, when he comes unto Us, he will say, “Would that there were between me and thee the distance of the two easts! What an evil companion!

Samy Mahdy

Until, when he came to Us, he said, “Oh, I wish there was between me and you the distance between the two East.” How wretched is the consort!

Shakir

Until when he comes to Us, he says: O would that between me and you there were the distance of the East and the West; so evil is the associate

Talal Itani (2012)

Until, when He comes to Us, he will say, 'If only there were between me and you the distance of the two Easts.' What an evil companion

Aisha Bewley

so that, when he reaches Us, he says, ´If only there was the distance of the two Easts between you and me!´ What an evil companion!

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Until when he comes to Us, he says: O would that between me and thee there were the distance of the East and the West! so evil is the associate

The Wise Quran

Until when he comes to Us he shall say, 'O would that between me and you there were the distance between the east and west, an evil companion.'

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

And when he comes before Us, he shall say: 'Would that there had been between me and you, the distance of the two Easts! ' Evil is the companion

Irving/Hegab

until when he comes up to Us, he says: "Alas, if the distance between the two Easts only lay between you and me! He's such an awful soulmate!"

Mir Aneesuddin

until when he comes to Us, he says, “I wish that between me and you there were the distance of the two east’s,” so the comrade is an evil ( one ).

Edward Henry Palmer

until when he comes to us he shall say, 'O, would that between me and thee there were the distance of the two orients, for an evil mate (art thou)!

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Until when he cometh Unto Us, he will say. Ah! would that there had been between me and thee, the distance of the east and the west an evil companio

Corpus.Quran

Until when he comes to Us he says O would that between me and between you (were the) distance (of) the East and the West How wretched is the companion

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Then, when he drew near us he would say: Would that there were a distance between me and between thee of two sunrises! Miserable was the comrade.

Safi Kaskas

Then, when such a person comes to Us, he says [to his companion] "I wish you had been as far away from me as east is from west. What an evil companion."

Wahiduddin Khan

When such a person comes to Us, he will say [to his comrade], If only you had been as far away from me as east is from west. What an evil comrade

Bilal Muhammad 2018

Then, when such a one comes to Us, he says to his friend, “I wish that between you and me were the distance of East and West.” How terrible this friend is

Fode Drame

Until when he comes to Us, he will say, “I wish there had been between me and you the distance between the two easts, how woeful the companion [you are].”

N J Dawood 2014

And when he comes before Us, he shall say:² ‘Would that we were as far apart as the East is from the West.‘ Evil indeed is that companion

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Till, when he cometh unto Us, he saith (unto his comrade): Ah, would that between me and thee there were the distance of the two horizons - an evil comrade

T.B.Irving

until when he comes up to Us, he says: "Alas, if the distance between the two Easts only lay between you and me! He´s such an awful soulmate!"

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

Until if he came to Us, he said: "Oh if only between me and between you (are) the two sun rises'/easts' far distances, so how bad (is) the companion ?"

Ali Quli Qara'i

When he comes to Us, he will say, ‘I wish there had been between me and you the distance between east and west! What an evil companion [are you]!&rsquo

Dr. Kamal Omar

till, when (such a one) came unto Us he said: “Would that, between me and between you were the distance of the two easts. So, (what an) evil companion (indeed)

Munir Mezyed

Until when he comes to Us, he says (unto his companion): “"Oh, I wish there was between you and me the distance between the east and west - how wretched a companion!"

Hamid S. Aziz

Until when he comes to Us, he says (to his devil), "O would that between me and you there were the distance of the two Easts"; evil, indeed, is the companion

Abdel Haleem

When such a person comes to Us, he will say [to his comrade], ‘If only you had been as far away from me as east is from west. What an evil comrade!’

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Until when the infidels will come to Us, he will say to his devil, Ah! Would there had been between you and me a distance of east and west! What an evil companion is he,

Sher Ali

Till when, such a one comes to US, he says to his companion, `Would that between me and thee were the distance of the East and the West !' What an evil companion he is

Linda "iLham" Barto

Finally, when such a one comes to Us, he/she says [to the devil], “I would rather the distance between me and you be the distance of East and West.” Evil is the companion!

Ahmed Ali

Until when he comes before Us he will say (to the devil): "Would to God there was a distance of the East and West between you and me, for you were an evil companion!"

Bakhtiari Nejad

until when he comes to Us, saying: “I wish there was distance of the two easts (the east and the west) between you (the appointed devil) and me.” It is the miserable companion.

John Medows Rodwell

Until when man shall come before us, he shall say, "O Satan, would that between me and thee were the distance of the East and West." And a wretched companion is a Satan

Shabbir Ahmed

But in the end when he comes to Us, he will say (to his split self), "Ah, I wish I was far apart from you as the East is from the West! Ah, what a miserable companion!"

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

until when such a person will come to us, he will say (to the devil), .Would that there were the distance of East and West between me and you, because you were the worst companion

MunirMezyed2023

Until, when he comes before Us, he will say (to his companion): "Oh, would that between you and me there were the distance of the East and the West. Ah! Evil is the associate indeed!

Ahmed Hulusi

When finally he came to Us, he said (to his friend), “I wish there was between you and I the distance between the two easts (an unreachable distance)... How wretched a friend you are!”

Maududi

But when he comes to Us, he will say (to his satan): "Would that there had been between me and you the distance as between the East and the West. How evil a companion you were!"

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

At length, when (such a one) comes to Us, he says (to his evil companion): "Would that between me and thee were the distance of East and West!" Ah! evil is the companion (indeed)

Ali Ünal

But in the end, when such a one comes to Us (on Judgment Day), he says (to his comrade): "Ah, would that between me and you were the distance of the two easts. How evil a comrade!"

Mustafa Khattab 2018

But when such a person comes to Us, one will say ˹to their associate˺, “I wish you were as distant from me as the east is from the west! What an evil associate ˹you were˺!”

Dr. Munir Munshey

Until (finally), when one of them comes to Us, he will say (to the Shaitan, his companion in life), "Oh misery to me! I wish you and I were poles apart." What an evil despicable companion

Muhammad Sarwar

When he returns to us, he will say (to satan), "Would that there had been as long a distance between me and you as that between the East and West. What a terrible companion you have been"

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Until when he will come to Us, he will say (to his companion, Satan): ‘Alas! Would that there had been between me and you the distance of east and west; So (you were) the most evil companion indeed!

Abdul Hye

Till, when such one comes to Us (on the Day of Judgment), it says (to its Satan): “I wish that between me and you were the distance of the 2 easts (or the east and west), you were an evil companion!”

Bijan Moeinian

When such a person would find himself in My (God’s) presence, he would say to his companion: “I wish you were half the world far away from me. What an evil companion you were to me.”

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

Until, when he comes to Us [at Judgement], he says [to his companion], "Oh, I wish there was between me and you the distance between the east and west - how wretched a companion."

George Sale

Until, when he shall appear before us at the last day, he shall say unto the devil, would to God that between me and thee there was the distance of the east from the west! Oh how wretched a companion art thou

Amatul Rahman Omar

Till when such a person comes before Us (on the Day of Judgment) he will say (to his respective satan), `Would that there had been the distance of the east and the west between you and me. What an evil companion is he

Hilali - Khan

Till, when (such a one) comes to Us, he says (to his Qareen (Satan / devil companion)) "Would that between me and you were the distance of the two easts (or the east and west)" a worst (type of) companion (indeed)

Mohammad Shafi

Ultimately, when (such a one that turns away from Allah) comes to Us, he says (to the devil appointed as his companion), "Would that I and you were as far apart as the two Easts are!" And a wretched companion is that devil

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Till, at the end, when (the misguided) comes to Us, he (the misguided) says (to his evil companion): "(I) wish that between me and you, there was the distance of the two Easts (East to far, far East or the West)!" Ah! Evil is the companion (indeed)

Muhammad Asad

But in the end, when he [who has thus sinned] appears before us [on Judgment Day], he will say [to his other self], “Would that between me and thee there had been the distance of east and west!” for, evil indeed [has proved] that other self

Faridul Haque

To the extent that when the disbeliever will be brought to Us, he will say to his devil, “Alas - if only there was the distance* of east and west, between you and me!” - so what an evil companion** he is! (* Had I not listened to you. **They will be bound together in chains.

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Until, when he comes to Us, he says, "Oh, would that there had been between me and you the distance of the two easts!" (This is sometimes understood to mean the east and west; or the rising of the sun and moon; or the rising of the sun in summer and winter) Miserable then is the comrade