Popular Translations
Muhammad Asad
They will say: “Behold, aforetime - when we were [still living] in the midst of our kith and kin - we were full of fear [at the thought of God’s displeasure]
Arthur John Arberry
They say, 'We were before among our people, ever going in fear
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people
Arabic
قَالُوۤا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبۡلُ فِیۤ أَهۡلِنَا مُشۡفِقِینَ ٢٦
Transliteration (2021)
qālū innā kunnā qablu fī ahlinā mush'fiqīn