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يَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى

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يَقُولُ

He will say

Verb

Grammar (i'rab)

يَقُولُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.

يَٰلَيْتَنِى

O I wish

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

يَٰPreposition — vocative، prefix

لَيْتَPreposition — accusative

نِىNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.

قَدَّمْتُ

I had sent forth

Verb

Grammar (i'rab)

قَدَّمْVerb — perfect، 1st sing.

تُNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.

لِحَيَاتِى

for my life

Noun

Grammar (i'rab)

لِPreposition — preposition، prefix

حَيَاتِNoun — feminine، genitive

ىNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.

He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

He will say, ‘Would that I had provided for this life to come!’

He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."

"Keşke bu hayatım için önceden bir şey yapsaymışım" der.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

"Keşke hayatım için bir şeyler yapıp gönderseydim." der.

(O insan:) “Ah, keşke, bu hayatım için (dünyadayken iyi) bir şeyler (hazırlayıp) gönderseydim!” diyecektir.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

يقول: يا ليتني قدَّمتُ في الدنيا من الأعمال ما ينفعني لحياتي في الآخرة.