Al-Fajr Verse 24

They will cry, “I wish I had sent forth ˹something good˺ for my ˹true˺ life.”

He will say, “Would that I had sent forth something for my [eternal] life!”

He shall say, 'O would that I had forwarded for my life!'

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

He will say. 'would that I had sent before for this life of mine!

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

He will say: “Would that I had sent ahead what would be of avail for this life of mine!”

He will say: "Alas the woe! Would that I had sent ahead something in my life."

He will say, “Alas – if only I had sent some good deeds ahead, during my lifetime!”

He will say, ‘Alas, had I sent ahead for my life [in the Hereafter]!’

He will say: "Would that I had forwarded (some good deeds) for my life (to come)!"

He will say, `O would that I had sent forward (some good deeds as a provision) for this my life here (on this side).´

He says: "Oh if only I advanced/presented/preceded for my life."

He will say, “Alas – if only I had sent some good deeds ahead, during my lifetime!”

He will say, "Would that I had sent something forward for my life!"

He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my life!"

But none can punish as He will punish on that day.

He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!

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

He will say, "Would that I had done some good deeds for this life".

He will say: 'Would that I had forwarded (good works) for my life!'

He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth for my life!"

He will say, "Oh, would that I had provided beforehand for my life!"

He will say, “If only I had forwarded for my life.”

He will say, as he remembers; `O (y is for calling attention to something) would that I had sent ahead, good deeds and faith, for my life!', [for] a good [life] in the Hereafter, or [it means] `during my life' in the world.

He will say;"Alas! Would that I had sent forth for my life!"

meaning, if he was a disobedient person, he will be sorry for the acts of disobedience he committed. If he was an obedient person, he will wish that he performed more acts of obedience.

This is similar to what Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal recorded from Muhammad bin Abi `Amirah, who was one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah . He said,

"If a servant fell down on his face (in prostration) from the day that he was born until the day he died as an old man, in obedience to Allah, he would scorn this act on the Day of Judgement. He would wish to be returned to this life so that he could earn more reward and compensation."

Allah then says,

فَيَوْمَيِذٍ لاَّ يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ