﴿ وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهْ ﴾

“But as for him whose record shall be placed in his left hand, he will exclaim: "Oh, would that I had never been shown this my record,”

(But as for him who is given his record in his left hand) this refers to al-Aswad Ibn 'Abd al-Asad, the brother of Abu Salamah who was a disbeliever, (he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book) this book of mine