Muhammad Habib Shakir: And they shall say: Had we but listened or pondered, we should not have been among the inmates of the burning fire.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali: They will further say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we should not (now) be among the Companions of the Blazing Fire!"
M.Pickthall: And they say: Had we been wont to listen or have sense, we had not been among the dwellers in the flames.
Amatul Rahmân Omer: And they will add, `If we had only listened and tried to understand we would not have been among the inmates of the blazing Fire (this day).´
Maulana Mohammad Ali: Thus they will confess their sins; so far (from good) are the inmates of the burning Fire.
