Az-Zumar 39:56
The Groups · ayah 56 of 75
أَن تَقُولَ نَفْسٌۭ يَٰحَسْرَتَىٰ عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطتُ فِى جَنۢبِ ٱللَّهِ وَإِن كُنتُ لَمِنَ ٱلسَّٰخِرِينَ
An taqoola nafsun ya hasrataAAala ma farrattu fee janbi Allahiwa-in kuntu lamina assakhireen
"Lest a soul should say, "Oh, [how great is] my regret over what I neglected in regard to Allāh and that I was among the mockers.""
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"and your soul says, “Woe is me for having neglected what is due to God, and having been one of those who scoffed!”"
Pickthall (classic)+
"Lest any soul should say: Alas, my grief that I was unmindful of Allah, and I was indeed among the scoffers!"
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
""Lest the soul should (then) say: 'Ah! Woe is me!- In that I neglected (my duty) towards Allah, and was but among those who mocked!'-"