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Muhammad Asad Buy
Would that we had a second chance [in life], so that we could be among the believers!”
Arthur John Arberry Buy
O that we might return again, and be among the believers!
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) Buy
"'Now if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be of those who believe!'"
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Transliteration-2 Buy
falaw anna lanā karratan fanakūna mina l-mu'minīn
Word by Word (2021)
Then if that we had a return, then we could be of the believers."
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad Buy
Would that we had a second chance [in life], so that we could be among the believers!”
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) Buy
"'Now if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be of those who believe!'"
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall Buy
Oh, that we had another turn (on earth), that we might be of the believers
Mustafa Khattab 2018 Buy
If only we could have a second chance, then we would be believers.”
Wahiduddin Khan Buy
If we could only return to the world and be among the believers
Safi Kaskas 2025 Buy
If we can only go back [to the world), we will be believers.”
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar Buy
Would that there were for us a return again. Then, we would be among the ones who believe!
T.B.Irving Buy
If we had another chance, we would then be believers!"
Shakir Buy
But if we could but once return, we would be of the believers
Abdul Hye Buy
If we had a chance (to return to the world), we would be among the believers!”
Saeed Malik Buy
So only if, there was for us another chance— [this time] we would be of the believers.”
The Study Quran Buy
If we had another turn, we would be among the believers.
Talal Itani & AI (2025) Buy
If only we could have another chance, so we could be among the believers.
Talal Itani (2012) Buy
If only we could have another chance, we would be among the faithful.'
M. Farook Malik Buy
If we could but once return to our worldly life, we would be of the true believers."
Dr. Kamal Omar
Then if there could be for us one chance of return to the worldly life, then we will (definitely) become out of those who Believe.”
Dr. Munir Munshey
"If only we had another chance, we would surely be among the believers!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed Buy
"Now if we only had a chance to return, we shall truly be of those who believe!’ "
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) Buy
Then if we only had a return [to the world] and could be of the believers... "
Muhammad Sarwar Buy
Would that we could have a chance to live again so that we might become believers."
Muhammad Taqi Usmani Buy
Would that we have a chance to return whereby we may join the believers!‘
Shabbir Ahmed Buy
Oh, if only we could have another chance that we could be among the believers." (23:99-100), (39:58)
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Buy
So, if we had (a chance) to recur, (i.e., to live again) then we should be among the believers!"
Hamid S. Aziz Buy
"´Oh, that we had another turn on earth, that we might be of the believers.´"
Abdel Haleem Buy
If only we could live our lives again, we would be true believers!’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi Buy
Were there for us a return, we would be of the believers
Ahmed Ali Buy
If only we could return and be among the believers!"
Aisha Bewley Buy
If only we could have another chance then we would be among the muminun!´
Ali Ünal Buy
"If only we had a second chance (in the world), so that we might be among the believers!"
Ali Quli Qara'i Buy
Had there been another turn for us, we would be among the faithful.’
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition) Buy
If only we could have another chance, we would be among the believers.
Musharraf Hussain Buy
If we could have a second chance we will be believers.”
Bilal Muhammad 2018 Buy
“But now, if we only had the chance to return, we will truly be of those who believe.
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And if there was a return for us (to live again), then we would become of the believers.”
Maududi Buy
If only we could return we would be among the believers."
Mohammad Shafi Buy
If only we had a return [to worldly life], so we could be among the believers!"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) Buy
Then anyhow we might return again so that we would have been Muslims.
Rashad Khalifa Buy
"If only we could get another chance, we would then believe."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Would that we might return again, and be among the believers.
Faridul Haque Buy
“So if only were we to go back, in order to become Muslims!”
Bijan Moeinian Buy
“If we were given another chance, we would have chosen the belief.”
Maulana Muhammad Ali Buy
Now, if we could but once return, we would be believers
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And if that (E) (there were) for us a return/repetition so we be/become from the believers
Sher Ali Buy
`Could we but return to the world, we would be among the believers !
Edip Yuksel Buy
"If only we could have another chance, we would be among those who affirm."
Amatul Rahman Omar Buy
`Could we have but another (chance to) return (to the world) then we would surely become of the (true) believers.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Buy
Alas! If once we could have (a chance to) return (to the world), we would become believers.
Hilali - Khan Buy
(Alas!) If we only had a chance to return (to the world), we shall truly be among the believers
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood 2014 Buy
Could we but live our lives again we would be true believers."‘
Arthur John Arberry Buy
O that we might return again, and be among the believers!
Edward Henry Palmer Buy
but had we a turn we would be of the believers."'
George Sale Buy
If we were allowed to return once more into the world, we would certainly become true believers
John Medows Rodwell Buy
Could we but return, we would be of the believers."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi Buy
"And (Fa) if only (Law' Anna) we could (Lanaa) return (Karratan), then (Fa) we would be (Nakuuna) among (Mina) the believers (El'Mu'miniin)."
Fode Drame Buy
And if only there was another chance of return [to the earth] for us, we would be truly of those who are the believers.”
MunirMezyed2023 Buy
(What a pity!) If we could only have a chance to return (to the worldly life), then we would surely become among those who live by Faith.
Mustaqim
If only we could return and be of the believers.
Linda "iLham" Barto Buy
“‘If we only had a chance to return, we would truly be among the believers.’”
Fadel Soliman-The Bridges Translation Buy
So if only we could have another chance, we would be of the believers.”
Irving/Hegab Buy
If we had another chance, we would then be believers!"
Samy Mahdy Buy
So, if only we have another repetition, So we would be from the believers.”
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress) Buy
Would that we had a second chance [in life], so that we could be believers.'
Qarai Buy
Had there been another turn for us, we would be among the faithful.’
Ahmed Hulusi Buy
“If only we can go back (to the reality) and attain the results of faith.”
Mubarakpuri Buy
"(Alas!) If we only had a chance to return, we shall truly be among the believers!"
A. S. Mohamed Buy
If only we were allowed to return, we would be among the believers."
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli Buy
Now if we only had a chance of return, we would be of the believers
Mir Aneesuddin
So if we are given (another chance to) return (to the world), then we will certainly be of those who believe."
[Al-Muntakhab]
"If only", they say, "we could be given another chance of life below we would be among those who exercise low submissive obeisance to Allah and entertain the profound reverence dutiful to Him"
The Wise Quran Project
So if that there is a return for us, then we would be among the believers.'
Newest Translations 2026
Zulfiquar Ali Bhotto
So if only we could have another chance and would be of the believers."
Verbatim Quran - Mahmoud K
So, if only there is another turn to us, we would be among the believers.”
Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) Buy
"'Now if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be of those who believe!'"
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) Buy
"If only we could have another chance, we would be among the believers.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) Buy
"If only we could have another chance, we would be among the believers."
OLD Word by Word
Then if that we had a return, then we could be of the believers.
Transliteration Buy
Falaw anna lana karratan fanakoona mina almu/mineena