وَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهۡ ٢٥
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
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
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وَأَمَّا But as for wa-ammā مَنۡ (him) who man أُوتِيَ is given ūtiya كِتَٰبَهُۥ his record kitābahu بِشِمَالِهِۦ in his left hand bishimālihi فَيَقُولُ will say fayaqūlu يَٰلَيۡتَنِي O! I wish yālaytanī لَمۡ not lam أُوتَ I had been given ūta كِتَٰبِيَهۡ my record kitābiyah Tafsir As for the one who will be given his book of deeds in his left hand, he will say out of extreme regret, “If only I had not been given my book of deeds, because of the evil deeds deserving punishment within it.”
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran
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