25. [al-Furqan, Mecca 42]

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

يَا وَيْلَتَى لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أَتَّخِذْ فُلَانًا خَلِيلًا ﴿٢٨﴾

25: 28. "Ah! woe is me! would that I had never taken such a one for a friend!

لَقَدْ أَضَلَّنِي عَنِ الذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ جَاءنِي...

25: 29. "He did lead me astray from the Message (of Allah) after it had come to me!

... وَكَانَ الشَّيْطَانُ لِلْإِنسَانِ خَذُولًا ﴿٢٩﴾

Ah! the Evil One is but a traitor to man!

C3085. The seductive wiles of the Satan are merely meant for snares. There is fraud and treachery in them. The deceived ones are left in the lurch after the way of escape is made impossible for them.

Asad’s Version:

(25:28) Oh, woe is me! Would that I had not taken so-and-so for a friend!

(25:29) Indeed, he led me astray from the remembrance (of God] after it had come unto me!" For (thus it is:] Satan is ever a betrayer of man. 22