Quran 69:25 — Al-Haaqqa, verse 25
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
But anyone who is given his Record in his left hand will say, ‘If only I had never been given any Record
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِشِمَالِهِ فَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَابِيَهْ
wa-ammā man ūtiya kitābahu bishimālihi fayaqūlu yālaytanī lam ūta kitābiyah
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- But as for him who is given his book in his left hand, he shall say, 'Would that I had not been given my book
- Muhammad Asad
- But as for him whose record shall be placed in his left hand, he will exclaim: "Oh, would that I had never been shown this my record,
- Sahih International
- But as for he who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, "Oh, I wish I had not been given my record
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَمَّاwa-ammā | But as for | — |
| 2 | مَنْman | (him) who | — |
| 3 | أُوتِىَūtiya | is given | أتي |
| 4 | كِتَـٰبَهُۥkitābahu | his record | كتب |
| 5 | بِشِمَالِهِۦbishimālihi | in his left hand | شمل |
| 6 | فَيَقُولُfayaqūlu | will say | قول |
| 7 | يَـٰلَيْتَنِىyālaytanī | O! I wish | — |
| 8 | لَمْlam | not | — |
| 9 | أُوتَūta | I had been given | أتي |
| 10 | كِتَـٰبِيَهْkitābiyah | my record | كتب |