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quran:69:25 –

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  

But as for him who is given his book in his left hand, he will say, ‘O (yā is for calling attention ˹to something˺) would that I had not been given my book,
القرآن:٦٩:٢٥ –

وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِشِمَالِهِ فَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَابِيَهْ  

{وأما من أوتيَ كتابه بشماله فيقول يا} للتنبيه {ليتني لم أوت كتابيه}.

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quran:69:19 –

So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!  

As for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say, addressing those around him, on account of the joy that has come to him: ‘Here, take ˹and˺, read my book! (kitābiyah: both hā’ūmu, ‘here ˹is˺’, and iqra’ū, ‘read’, compete for ˹government of˺ this ˹direct object˺).
القرآن:٦٩:١٩ –

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَيَقُولُ هَاؤُمُ اقْرَءُوا كِتَابِيَهْ  

{فأما من أوتيَ كتابه بيمينه فيقول} خطابا لجماعته لما سر به {هاؤمُ} خذوا {اقرؤوا كتابيه} تنازع فيه هاؤم واقرءُوا.