Surah Az-Zumar 39:56 — translation and meaning
الزمر · Verse 56 / 75 · Page 464
أَن تَقُولَ نَفْسٌ يَاحَسْرَتَى عَلَى مَا فَرَّطتُ فِي جَنبِ اللَّهِ وَإِن كُنتُ لَمِنَ السَّاخِرِينَ
Word by Word
أَن
an
Lest
تَقُولَ
taqula
should say
نَفْسٌ
nafsun
a soul
يَاحَسْرَتَى
yahasrata
Oh! My regret
عَلَى
ala
over
مَا
ma
what
فَرَّطتُ
farrattu
I neglected
فِي
fi
in
جَنبِ
janbi
regard to
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
وَإِن
wa-in
and that
كُنتُ
kuntu
I was
لَمِنَ
lamina
surely among
السَّاخِرِينَ
al-sakhirina
the mockers
Transliteration
An taqoola nafsuny yaahasrataa 'alaa maa farrattu fee jambil laahi wa in kuntu laminas saakhireen
Translation
Lest a soul should say, "Oh [how great is] my regret over what I neglected in regard to Allah and that I was among the mockers."
Verse interpretation (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.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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