Al-Mu'minun Verse 114

He will say, “You only remained for a little while, if only you knew.

Allah will say, “You only stayed for a while, if only you had known.

He shall say, 'You have tarried but a little, did you know.

He will say, ‘You stayed but a little, if you had only known.

He will say: ye tarried a little indeed; would that ye had known that:

He will say; "Ye stayed not but a little,- if ye had only known!

He will say: "You stayed only for a while, if you only knew that.

He will say: "You stayed there only a moment, if you knew.

He will say, “You stayed but only a little, if you knew.”

He will say, ‘You only remained a little; if only you had known.

Says He: "You stayed but for a short while, if only you had known (how short it was to be and acted accordingly)!

(God) will say, `You tarried but a little while, if only you knew (what loss you have incurred by missing doing good).

He said: "That truly that you stayed/remained except little , if that you were knowing."

He will say, "You stayed but only a little, if you knew."

They will say, "We tarried but a day or part of a day, but ask those who keep count."

He (Allah) will say: "You stayed not but a little, if you had only known!

They will say: We tarried a day or part of a day, but ask those who keep account.

He will say: You did tarry but a little-- had you but known (it):

He will say: Ye tarried but a little if ye only knew.

God will say, "You have indeed remained there for a short time. Would that you knew it during your life time.

He will say: 'You have tarried a little, did you know?

He will say: "You stayed not but a little, if you had only known!"

He will say, "You only stayed for a little while, if only you knew.

He will say, “You remained only for a little while, if you only knew.

He, exalted, will say, to them, also by the tongue of Keeper [of Hell] (a variant reading [for qla, `He will say'] has qul, `say'); `You tarried but a little, if only you knew, the length of time you tarried, [you would have realised that it is] trivial relative to how long you will tarry in the Fire.

قَالَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلاَّ قَلِيلًا

He will say;"You stayed not but a little..."

meaning, it was only a short time, no matter how you look at it.

لَّوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ



if you had only known!

means, you would not have preferred the transient to the eternal, and treated yourself in this bad way, and earned the wrath of Allah in this short period. If you had patiently obeyed Allah and worshipped Him as the believers did, you would have attained victory just as they did.
Allah did not create His Servants in vain

Allah tells