Popular Translations
Muhammad Asad
But they cruelly slaughtered her - and then they had cause to regret it
Arthur John Arberry
But they hamstrung her, and in the morning they were remorseful
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
But they ham-strung her: then did they become full of regrets
Arabic
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُوا۟ نَـٰدِمِینَ ١٥٧
Transliteration (2021)
faʿaqarūhā fa-aṣbaḥū nādimīn