37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 168

"If only we had received a reminder from the previous generations, "

"If only we had a reminder from the old generations, or a Scripture as they had,

“Were we to have had a remembrance from the former peoples

"If only we had received a reminder from the previous generations,"

"If only we had received a reminder from the previous generations,"

‘If we had only had a Reminder from the previous peoples,

"Had we received the correct instructions from our parents,

If we had the account of earlier people with us,

"If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples,

"If only we had a tradition [to this effect] from our forebears,

If we had but a reminder from the men of old

"Had we received a Book", they said, "like the Scriptures of those of old,

"Had we received the correct (authentic/pure and nothing added to) guidance from….

"If we had a reminder as had the men of old (before the coming of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم as a Messenger of Allâh),

"If only we had had before us a Message from those of old,

"If only we had a Reminder like ˹those of˺ earlier peoples,[1]

"Had there been a scripture with us like that of the former people,

‘If only we had a scripture like previous people,

'If only we had had a Reminder from the ancients,

'Had we a reminder from those of yore

"Had we a reminder from those of yore,

"If only we had in our presence a Remembrance (i. e., Scriptures) from the earliest (people).

if we had been favoured with a book of divine revelations, of those which were delivered to the ancients,

"If only we have had a Message before us from those (Books) of old,

`Had there been with us an exhortation from the people of old.

‘Had we possessed a reminder from the ancients,