Surah Az-Zumar 39:58 — translation and meaning
الزمر · Verse 58 / 75 · Page 465
أَوْ تَقُولَ حِينَ تَرَى الْعَذَابَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِي كَرَّةً فَأَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ
Word by Word
أَوْ
aw
Or
تَقُولَ
taqula
it should say
حِينَ
hina
when
تَرَى
tara
it sees
الْعَذَابَ
al-'adhaba
the punishment
لَوْ
law
If
أَنَّ
anna
only
لِي
li
I had
كَرَّةً
karratan
another chance
فَأَكُونَ
fa-akuna
then I could be
مِنَ
mina
among
الْمُحْسِنِينَ
al-muh'sinina
the good-doers
Transliteration
Aw taqoola heena taral 'azaaba law anna lee karratan fa akoona minal muhsineen
Translation
Or [lest] it say when it sees the punishment, "If only I had another turn so I could be among the doers of good."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Or it will say when it will see the punishment, wishing: If only I could return to the world and repent to Allah, and be one of those who do good deeds.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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