وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِشِمَالِهِ فَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَابِيَهْ
Ahmed Ali
But whosoever gets his ledger in his left hand, will say: "Would that I were never given my ledger,
Ahmed Raza Khan
And whoever is given his book in his left hand – he will say, “Alas, if only my account were not given to me!”
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
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,
Daryabadi
Then as to him who shall be vouchsafed his book in his left hand, he shall say: Oh! would that I had not been vouchsafed my book.
Hilali & Khan
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!
ClearQuran - God
But as for him who is given his book in his left hand, he will say, “I wish I was never given my book.
ClearQuran - Allah
But as for him who is given his book in his left hand, he will say, “I wish I was never given my book.
Community - God
But as for him who is given his book in his left hand, he will say, “I wish I was never given my book.
Community - Allah
But as for him who is given his book in his left hand, he will say, “I wish I was never given my book.
Khattab
And as for those given their record in their left hand, they will cry ˹bitterly˺, “I wish I had not been given my record,
Maududi
As for him whose Record will be given to him in his left hand, he will exclaim: “Would that I had never been given my Record,
Mubarakpuri
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!"
Pickthall
But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book
Qarai
But as for him who is given his book in his left hand, he will say, ‘I wish I had not been given my book,
Qaribullah & Darwish
But, he who is given his book in his left hand will say: 'Woe to me, would that my book had not been given to me!
Saheeh 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
Sarwar
However, those who will receive the books of the records of their deeds in their left hands will say, "We wish that this record had never been given to us
Shakir
And as for him who is given his book in his left hand he shall say: O would that my book had never been given me:
Transliteration
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah
Transliteration 2
wa-ammā man ūtiya kitābahu bishimālihi fayaqūlu yālaytanī lam ūta kitābiyah
Wahiduddin Khan
But he who is given his record in his left hand will say, "If only I had never been given my Record
Yusuf Ali
And he that will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "Ah! Would that my Record had not been given to me!
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