Al-Haqqah (الحاقة)
Chapter 69 · The Reality · Juz 29
يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
Yaa laitahaa kaanatil qaadiyah
I wish my death had been the decisive one.
Quran 69:27 — Surah Al-Haqqah
This is verse 27 of 52 in Surah Al-Haqqah (الحاقة), meaning “The Reality”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 29 (Part 29) of the Quran.
Surah Al-Haqqah is the 69th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 52 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Yaa laitahaa kaanatil qaadiyah
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
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.
يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
I wish my death had been the decisive one.
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ ۜ
My wealth has not availed me.
هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَٰنِيَهْ
Gone from me is my authority."