يَٰوَيۡلَتَىٰ لَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أَتَّخِذۡ فُلَانًا خَلِيلٗا
Yaa wailataa laitanee lam attakhiz fulaanan khaleelaa
"Ah! woe is me! Would that I had never taken such a one for a friend!
— Al-Furqan (ٱلْفُرْقَان), 25:28

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يَٰوَيۡلَتَىٰ لَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أَتَّخِذۡ فُلَانًا خَلِيلٗا
Yaa wailataa laitanee lam attakhiz fulaanan khaleelaa
"Ah! woe is me! Would that I had never taken such a one for a friend!
— Al-Furqan (ٱلْفُرْقَان), 25:28
يَٰوَيۡلَتَىٰ لَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أَتَّخِذۡ فُلَانًا خَلِيلٗاTransliteration: Yaa wailataa laitanee lam attakhiz fulaanan khaleelaa
Translation (Yusuf Ali): "Ah! woe is me! Would that I had never taken such a one for a friend!
This is verse 28 of Surah Al-Furqan (ٱلْفُرْقَان, meaning "The Criterion"), the 25th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 77 total verses.