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Az-Zumar 56

Ayah 56 of 75 · Meccan

أَن تَقُولَ نَفۡسٞ يَٰحَسۡرَتَىٰ عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطتُ فِي جَنۢبِ ٱللَّهِ وَإِن كُنتُ لَمِنَ ٱلسَّٰخِرِينَ ٥٦

Lest a soul should say,1 "Oh, [how great is] my regret over what I neglected in regard to Allāh and that I was among the mockers."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 On the Day of Resurrection.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَنLestan
  2. تَقُولَshould saytaqūla
  3. نَفۡسٞa soulnafsun
  4. يَٰحَسۡرَتَىٰOh! My regretyāḥasratā
  5. عَلَىٰoverʿalā
  6. مَاwhatmā
  7. فَرَّطتُI neglectedfarraṭtu
  8. فِيinfī
  9. جَنۢبِregard (to)janbi
  10. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  11. وَإِنand thatwa-in
  12. كُنتُI waskuntu
  13. لَمِنَsurely, amonglamina
  14. ٱلسَّٰخِرِينَthe mockersl-sākhirīna

Tafsir

Act now to avoid the soul's extreme regret when it will declare on the day of resurrection: Alas my grief over my negligence in my duty to Allah by the disbelief and sins committed, and the mocking of the people of faith and obedience in the world.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran