أَوْ تَقُولَ حِينَ تَرَى ٱلْعَذَابَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِى كَرَّةً فَأَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
English Translation
Or [lest] it say when it sees the punishment, "If only I had another turn so I could be among the doers of good."
English Transliteration
Aw taqoola heena tara alAAathaba law anna lee karratan faakoona mina almuhsineena
Tafsir of Verse 58
it should say, when it sees the chastisement, 'O that I might return again, and be among the good-doers.'
"Or (lest) it should say when it (actually) sees the penalty: 'If only I had another chance, I should certainly be among those who do good!'