[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And when they realized what their hands had done, and they saw that they had gone astray, they said: "If our Lord will not have mercy on us and forgive us, then we will be of the losers!"
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
When they repented, and saw that they had erred, they said: "If our Lord have not mercy upon us and forgive us, we shall indeed be of those who perish."
Wahiduddin Khan
When they were afflicted with remorse, and realized that they had indeed gone astray, they said, If our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we shall be among the lost
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And when regret overcame them and they saw that they had gone astray, they said, "If our Lord does not have mercy upon us and forgive us, we will surely be among the losers."
The Wise Quran
And when regret overcame them and they saw that they had indeed gone astray, they said, 'Indeed, if our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us we shall surely be of those who lose.'
The Study Quran
And when they wrung their hands and saw that they had gone astray, they said, “If our Lord does not have mercy upon us and forgive us, we shall surely be among the losers!
Talal Itani (2012)
Then, when they regretted, and realized that they had erred, they said, 'Unless our Lord extends His mercy to us, and forgives us, we will be among the losers.'
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And when regret overcame them and saw that they were astray, they lamented, “Unless our Lord bestows His mercy upon us and forgives us, we will surely be among the losers.”
T.B.Irving
When the matter was dropped in their hands and they saw that they were lost, they said: "If our Lord does not show us mercy and forgive us, we will be losers."
Syed Vickar Ahamed
When they felt sorry (and regretted), and saw that they had made a mistake, they said: "If our Lord does not have mercy upon us and forgive us, we shall be truly of those who perish."
Sher Ali
And when they were smitten with remorse and saw that they had indeed gone astray, they said, `If our Lord have not mercy on us and forgive us, we shall surely be of the losers.
Shakir
And when they repented and saw that they had gone astray, they said: If our Lord show not mercy to us and forgive us we shall certainly be of the losers
Shabbir Ahmed
When they regretted their action and realized that they had gone astray, they said, "Unless our Lord embraces us with Mercy and forgives us, we surely will be lost."
Samy Mahdy
And when it dropped in their hands, and saw that they were already astray, they said, “If our Lord will not mercy us, and forgive us, we will be among the losers.”
Safi Kaskas
[Later,] wringing their hands in remorse, having realized that they had gone astray, they would say, "Unless our Lord has mercy on us and grants us forgiveness, we will be lost."
Rashad Khalifa
Finally, when they regretted their action, and realized that they had gone astray, they said, "Unless our Lord redeems us with His mercy, and forgives us, we will be losers."
N J Dawood 2014
And when they repented and realized that they had strayed, they said: ‘If our Lord does not have mercy on us and pardon us, we shall surely be among the lost.‘
Mustaqim
And when they gave up on it and saw that they had gone astray they said: if our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we will be lost.
Mustafa Khattab 2018
Later, when they were filled with remorse and realized they had gone astray, they cried, “If our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we will certainly be losers.”
Musharraf Hussain
When the enormity of what they had done struck them they realised they were misled, so they said, “If our Lord isn’t kind and forgives us, we will be losers.
MunirMezyed2023
However, when they repented and saw that they had erred, they said: “If it should happen that our Lord did not show Mercy and deliver us from all the consequences of our iniquitous deeds, then we would be definitely be of those who are doomed to eternal perdition.”
Munir Mezyed
However, when they repented, and saw that they had erred, they said: “If it should happen that our Lord did not show clemency toward us and deliver us from all the consequences of our sins, then we would be definitely be of those who are doomed to eternal perdition.”
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
When they became remorseful and saw that they had gone astray, they said, .If Allah shows no mercy to us, and does not forgive us, we shall certainly be among the losers
Muhammad Sarwar
When they found that they had believed in the wrong thing, they regretfully said, "If our Lord will not have mercy on us and forgive us, we will certainly be lost."
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
And when they feared the consequences thereof and saw that they had gone astray, they said: Unless our Lord have mercy on us and forgive us, we verily are of the lost
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And as soon as it was made to fall down in their hands, (i.e., they regretted.) and (they) saw that they had already erred, they said, "Indeed in case our Lord has no mercy on us and does not forgive us, indeed, we will definitely be of the losers."
Muhammad Asad
although [later,] when they would smite their hands in remorse, having perceived that they had gone astray, they would say, "Indeed, unless our Sustainer have mercy on us and grant us forgiveness, we shall most certainly be among the lost!"
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And when it was wronged/confused/regretted in their hands, and they saw/understood that they had been misguided, they said: "If (E) our Lord does not have mercy upon us, and forgive for us we will be/become (E) from the losers ."
Mohammad Shafi
And when they repented and saw that they had gone astray, they said, "Should our Lord show no mercy on us and forgive us not, we shall certainly be of those who are doomed."
Mir Aneesuddin
And when they repented and saw that they had gone astray, they said, "If our Fosterer does not have mercy on us and protectively forgive us, we will definitely be of those who are losers."
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And when they repented and saw that they had gone astray, they said: If our Lord have not mercy on us and forgive us, we shall certainly be of the losers
Maududi
And when they were afflicted with remorse and realized that they had fallen into error, they said: ´If our Lord does not have mercy on us and does not pardon us, we shall be among the losers.´
Linda "iLham" Barto
When they became remorseful and realized their error, they said, “If our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we shall indeed be among the lost.”
John Medows Rodwell
But when they repented, and saw that they had erred, they said, Truly if our Lord have not mercy on us, and forgive us, we shall surely be of those who perish
Irving/Hegab
When the matter was dropped in their hands (they regretted what they did) and they saw that they were lost, they said: "If our Lord does not show us mercy and forgive us, we will be losers."
Hilali - Khan
And when they regretted and saw that they had gone astray, they (repented and) said: "If our Lord have not mercy upon us and forgive us, we shall certainly be of the losers."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
But when it landed in their hands and saw that they had strayed, they said: 'If our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we shall be lost.
Hamid S. Aziz
But when they bit their hands (in realization and fear) and saw that they had gone astray, they said, "Verily, if our Lord have not compassion on us and forgive us we shall surely be of those who are lost!"
George Sale
And when they were smitten with remorse and saw that they had indeed gone astray, they said, 'If our Lord have not mercy on us and forgive us, we shall surely be of the losers.
Fode Drame
When they realized their guilt and they saw that they had indeed gone astray they said, “If our Lord does not have mercy on us and does not forgive us, we surely will be of those who are in loss.”
Faridul Haque
And when they repented and realised that they had gone astray, they said, "If our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we are ruined."
Edward Henry Palmer
but when they bit their hands with fruitless rage and saw that they had gone astray, they said,' Verily, if our Lord have not compassion on us and forgive us we shall surely be of those who lose!
Dr. Munir Munshey
When the matter got out of hand and they realized that they had indeed gone astray, they said, "We would surely be the losers if our Lord does not have mercy on us, and does not forgive us."
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And when they felt deeply ashamed of what they had done, and realized that they had really gone astray, they said: ‘If our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we shall certainly be amongst the losers.
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And when they became ones who are remorseful and saw that they, surely, went astray, they said: If our Lord not have mercy on us and forgive us, we will, certainly, be among the ones who are losers.
Dr. Kamal Omar
And when it was dismantled (by Musa and they received the pieces) in their hands and they realised that they have definitely gone astray, (in repentance) they said: “Surely, if our Nourisher-Sustainer does not shower Mercy on us and forgives us, out of a surety, we become out of the losers.”
Corpus.Quran
And when (it was made to) fall into their hands and they saw that they (had) indeed gone astray they said If not has Mercy on us Our Lord and forgive [for] us we will surely be among the losers
Bilal Muhammad 2018
When they repented, and saw that they had erred, they said, “If our Lord does not have mercy upon us and does not forgive us, we will indeed be of those who perish.
Bijan Moeinian
When they [saw Moses and] came to their senses, they realized that they have gone too far. They then prayed: "If our Lord does not show mercy and does not forgive us, we are nothing but the losers."
Bakhtiari Nejad
And when they regretted and saw that they have made a mistake, they said: “If our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we shall be among the losers.”
Arthur John Arberry
And when they smote their hands, and saw that they had gone astray, they said, 'If our Lord has not mercy on us, and forgives us not, surely we shall be of the lost.
Amatul Rahman Omar
And when (the magic spell was broken) they were smitten with remorse and realised that they had indeed gone astray, they said, `Unless our Lord have mercy on us and protect us (against the consequences of our sins) we shall surely be of the losers.
Ali Ünal
When they realized in remorse that they earned nothing but ruin, and perceived that they had gone astray, they said: "If our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we will certainly be among the losers."
Ali Quli Qara'i
But when they became remorseful and realised they had gone astray, they said, ‘Should our Lord have no mercy on us, and forgive us, we will be surely among the losers.’
Aisha Bewley
When they took full stock of what they had done and saw they had been misled, they said, ´If our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we will certainly be among the lost.´
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And when they regretted and understood that they had strayed, they said, 'If our Lord have not mercy upon us and forgives us not, then we are ruined'.
Ahmed Hulusi
When they thought about (what they were doing) and realized they had gone astray from the reality, they felt regret and said, “If our Rabb does not bestow His grace upon us and forgive us, surely we will be among the losers.”
Ahmed Ali
Then they were filled with remorse and saw that they had erred and said: "If our Lord does not forgive us we will surely be lost."
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And when they repented and saw that they had strayed, they said: if our Lord have not mercy on us and forgive us not, we shall surely be of the losers
Abdul Hye
And when they regretted and saw that they had gone astray, they (repented and) said: “If our Lord don’t have Mercy on us and forgive us, we shall certainly be among the losers.”
Abdel Haleem
When, with much wringing of hands, they perceived that they were doing wrong, they said, ‘If our Lord does not have mercy and forgive us, we shall be the losers.’