The Holy Quran 39:58 — Surah Az-Zumar

Arabic text

أَوْ تَقُولَ حِينَ تَرَى ٱلْعَذَابَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِى كَرَّةً فَأَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Translation

Or (do this to avoid the situation after death when) it (a soul) says when seeing the punishment, "If only I had a chance (to return to the world), I would certainly be from among those who do good (the Mu'mineen)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The wish to return to the world: when both regret and excuse prove useless and the punishment of Hell appears before his eyes, then, in extreme agitation, he will say: “If only I were somehow given the chance to go back to the world once more, you would see what a righteous person I would become!”

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