يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰ لَيْتَنِى لَمْ أَتَّخِذْ فُلَانًا خَلِيلًا
Y a waylat a laytanee lam attakhi th ful a nan khaleel a n Oh, woe is me! Would that I had not taken so-and-so for a friend!
 - Mohammad Asad
Oh! Would that I had never chosen so-and-so for my companion.
 - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
Woe to me! I wish I had never taken so-and-so as a close friend.
 - Mustafa Khattab
Alas for me! Ah, would that I had never taken such an one for friend!
 - Marmaduke Pickthall
"Ah! woe is me! would that I had never taken such a one for a friend!
 - Abdullah Yusuf Ali