Al-Anbiya (الأنبياء)
Chapter 21 · The Prophets · Juz 17
قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
Qaaloo yaa wailanaaa innaa kunnaa zaalimeen
They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
Quran 21:14 — Surah Al-Anbiya
This is verse 14 of 112 in Surah Al-Anbiya (الأنبياء), meaning “The Prophets”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 17 (Part 17) of the Quran.
Surah Al-Anbiya is the 21th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 112 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Qaaloo yaa wailanaaa innaa kunnaa zaalimeen
فَلَمَّآ أَحَسُّوا۟ بَأْسَنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ
And when its inhabitants perceived Our punishment, at once they fled from it.
لَا تَرْكُضُوا۟ وَٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَآ أُتْرِفْتُمْ فِيهِ وَمَسَٰكِنِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْـَٔلُونَ
[Some angels said], "Do not flee but return to where you were given luxury and to your homes - perhaps you will be questioned."
قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
فَمَا زَالَت تِّلْكَ دَعْوَىٰهُمْ حَتَّىٰ جَعَلْنَٰهُمْ حَصِيدًا خَٰمِدِينَ
And that declaration of theirs did not cease until We made them [as] a harvest [mowed down], extinguished [like a fire].
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ
And We did not create the heaven and earth and that between them in play.