If we had the account of earlier people with us,
“If we had some advice from the earlier generations,” –
'If only we had had a Reminder from the ancients,
“If only we had a tradition [to this effect] from our forebears,
Had we but an admonition as had the ancients.
"If we had a reminder as had the men of old (before the coming of Prophet Muhammad SAW as a Messenger of Allah).
“Had we received advice from the ancients.
“If only we had the Reminder which had been granted to the people of yore
"If we had a reminder as had the men of old,"
If we had but a reminder from the men of old
‘Had we possessed a Reminder from our predecessors,
'If only we had a reminder from the ancients,
"If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples,
"Had we received guidance from the people living before us,
Had we a reminder from those of yore,
Law anna AAindan<u>a</u> <u>th</u>ikran mina alawwaleen<b>a</b>
"If we had had with us a Book like that of the people of old,
"If only we had had before us a Message from those of old,