Or say: "If only God had guided me I would have been a man of fear and piety;"

Or (so that no soul) may say, “If Allah had shown me the right path, I would then be among the pious!”

or lest it should say, 'If only God had guided me, I should have been or lest among the godfearing,'

or lest he should say, “If God had but guided me, I would surely have been among those who are conscious of Him!”-

Or, lest it should say: had Allah but guided me, I should surely have been of the God-fearing!

Or (lest) he should say: "If only Allah had guided me, I should indeed have been among the Muttaqun (pious and righteous persons - see V. 2:2)."

Or say, “Had God guided me; I would have been of the pious.”

Or say, “Had Allah guided me; I would have been of the pious.”

Or say, “Had God guided me, I would have been of the reverent.”

Or say, “Had Allah guided me, I would have been of the reverent.”

Or ˹a soul will˺ say, ‘If only Allah had guided me, I would have certainly been one of the righteous.’

and lest a person should say: “If only Allah had guided me, I should have been one of the God-fearing”;

Or (lest) he should say: "If only Allah had guided me, I should indeed have been among those who have Taqwa."

Or should say: If Allah had but guided me I should have been among the dutiful!

Or say, ‘Had Allah guided me I would have surely been among the Godwary!’

Or, lest it should say: 'If Allah had only guided me I would have been one of the cautious'

Or [lest] it say, "If only Allah had guided me, I would have been among the righteous."

Or before the soul says, "Had God guided me, I could have been a pious man".

Or it should say: Had Allah guided me, I would certainly have been of those who guard (against evil);

Aw taqoola law anna Allaha hadanee lakuntu mina almuttaqeena

aw taqūla law anna l-laha hadānī lakuntu mina l-mutaqīna

Or, "If only God had guided me, I would surely have joined the God-fearing."

"Or (lest) it should say: 'If only Allah had guided me, I should certainly have been among the righteous!'-