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Surah 33. Al-Ahzab, Ayah 66

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يَوْمَ تُقَلَّبُ وُجُوهُهُمْ فِى ٱلنَّارِ يَقُولُونَ يَـٰلَيْتَنَآ أَطَعْنَا ٱللَّهَ وَأَطَعْنَا ٱلرَّسُولَا۠ Qur’an Al-Ahzab (33:66)
Yawma tuqallabu wujoohuhum fee a l nn a ri yaqooloona y a laytan a a t aAAn a All a ha waa t aAAn a a l rrasool a
On the Day when their faces shall be tossed about in the fire,83 they will exclaim, "Oh, would that we had paid heed unto God, and paid heed unto the Apostle!"
  - Mohammad Asad
Mohammad Asad

As in several other instances in the Qur'an, the "face", being the noblest and most expressive part of a human person, represents here man's "personality" in its entirety; and its being "tossed about in the fire" is symbolic of the annihilation of the sinner's will and his reduction to utter passivity.

That Day, when their faces will roll about in the fire, they will say: "Woe to us! Would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Rasool."
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
On the Day their faces are 'constantly' flipped in the Fire, they will cry, 'Oh! If only we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger!'
  - Mustafa Khattab
Mustafa Khattab
On the day when their faces are turned over in the fire, they say: Oh, would that we had obeyed Allah and had obeyed His messenger!
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
Marmaduke Pickthall
The Day that their faces will be turned upside down in the Fire they will say: "Woe to us! would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Apostle!" 3772
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf Ali

The face is the expression of their Personality, their Self; and turning upside down is a sign of degradation and ignominy. When the Retribution comes, the evil ones will be humiliated, and they will wish that they had followed right guidance when they had the chance. They will then fall to accusing their leaders who misled them. But they forget their own personal responsibility.

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