وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَـٰبِيَهْ
And as for those given their record in their left hand, they will cry ˹bitterly˺, “I wish I had not been given my record,
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وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَـٰبِيَهْ
And as for those given their record in their left hand, they will cry ˹bitterly˺, “I wish I had not been given my record,
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَـٰبِيَهْ
As for those given their records in their right hand, they will cry ˹happily˺, “Here ˹everyone˺! Read my record!
69:19 'fa amma man utiya kitabahu bi yaminihi' and 69:25 'wa amma man utiya kitabahu bi shimalihi' form the primary parallel pair of Al-Haqqah — right hand vs left hand, with the continuation of each differing entirely.
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