Surah 69 · verse 25
Al-Haqqah 69:25
Sign in to listenوَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِشِمَالِهِ فَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَابِيَهْ
wa-amma man utiya kitabah bi-shimalihi fa-yaqulu ya laytani lam uta kitabiyah
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
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
In an elevated garden,
Verse 23قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
Verse 24كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِي الْأَيَّامِ الْخَالِيَةِ
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِشِمَالِهِ فَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَابِيَهْ
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
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
And had not known what is my account.
Verse 27يَا لَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ الْقَاضِيَةَ
I wish my death had been the decisive one.
Verse 28مَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّي مَالِيَهْ ۜ
My wealth has not availed me.