Surah Az-Zumar — Verse 56

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أَن تَقُولَ نَفْسٌ يَـٰحَسْرَتَىٰ عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطتُ فِى جَنۢبِ ٱللَّهِ وَإِن كُنتُ لَمِنَ ٱلسَّـٰخِرِينَ

An taqoola nafsun ya hasrataAAala ma farrattu fee janbi Allahiwa-in kuntu lamina assakhireen

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

Saheeh International

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."

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

and your soul says, “Woe is me for having neglected what is due to God, and having been one of those who scoffed!”

Marmaduke Pickthall

Lest any soul should say: Alas, my grief that I was unmindful of Allah, and I was indeed among the scoffers!

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"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!'-

Mufti Taqi Usmani

lest someone should say, “Pity on me, because I fell short in respect of (observing the rights of) Allah and in fact, I was one of those who mocked”,

Al-Hilali & Khan

Lest a person should say: "Alas, my grief that I was undutiful to Allâh (i.e. I have not done what Allâh has ordered me to do), and I was indeed among those who mocked [at the truth! i.e. Lâ ilâha illallâh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh), the Qur’ân, and Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and at the faithful believers]

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Lest a person should say: “Alas for me for neglecting my duty towards Allah and for being among those that scoffed”;