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Surah 37. As-Saffat, Ayah 168

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لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًا مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ Qur’an As-Saffat (37:168)
Law anna AAindan a th ikran mina alawwaleen a
"If only we had a tradition Ito this effectl from our forebears,72
  - Mohammad Asad
Mohammad Asad

Lit., "a reminder (dhikr) from those of old": see note [27] on verses {69-70} above. Most of the commentators assume that the term dhikr connotes here, as so often in the Qur'an, a "divine writ". In my opinion, however, it is far more probable - because more in tune with the context - that in this case it signifies an ancestral tradition bearing on the (to them astonishing) message of God's oneness and uniqueness as promulgated by the Qur'an.

"If we had received a reminder which the earlier people had received,
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
'If only we had a Reminder like 'those of' earlier peoples,1
  - Mustafa Khattab
Mustafa Khattab

 The “Reminder” mentioned here refers to Scriptures such as the Torah and the Gospel. It is commonly used in the Quran as another name for Islam’s holy book.

If we had but a reminder from the men of old
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
Marmaduke Pickthall
"If only we had had before us a message from those of old.
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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