سُوْرَةُ الْحَآقَّةِ
Surah Al-Haaqqa (69) — Ayah 25
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَـٰبِيَهْ ﴿25﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But as for him who will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "I wish that I had not been given my Record!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَمَّا
wa-ammā
But as for
مَنْ
man
(him) who
أُوتِىَ
ūtiya
is given
كِتَـٰبَهُۥ
kitābahu
his record
بِشِمَالِهِۦ
bishimālihi
in his left hand
فَيَقُولُ
fayaqūlu
will say
يَـٰلَيْتَنِى
yālaytanī
O! I wish
لَمْ
lam
not
أُوتَ
ūta
I had been given
كِتَـٰبِيَهْ
kitābiyah
my record
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
25. 1 Because receiving the book of deeds in the left hand will be a sign of misfortune.
