Surah Al-Fajr, Ayah 24 (89:24)

ٱلْفَجْر

يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى

Quran 89:24 is ayah 24 of Surah Al-Fajr (“The Dawn”), a Meccan surah of 30 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 594 of the Madani Mushaf.

89:24
يَقُولُيَٰلَيْتَنِىقَدَّمْتُلِحَيَاتِى٢٤
yaqūlu yālaytanī qaddamtu liḥayātī

He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."(24)

Word by word

  1. يَقُولُyaqūluHe will say
  2. يَٰلَيْتَنِىyālaytanīO I wish
  3. قَدَّمْتُqaddamtuI had sent forth
  4. لِحَيَاتِىliḥayātīfor my life

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