سورة الزُّمَر
Surah Al-Zumar 39:56
The Multitudes · Verse 56 of 75
أَنْ تَقُولَ نَفْسٌ يَا حَسْرَتَا عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطْتُ فِي جَنْبِ اللَّهِ وَإِنْ كُنْتُ لَمِنَ السَّاخِرِينَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
Lest (when it comes,) anyone (of you) should say, `Woe to me for failing in my duty towards Allâh! for I made fun (of His revelations.)´
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!'-
Ahmed Ali
Lest a soul should say: "Alas, I was heedless of God and only laughed;"
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Ali Unal
Lest any soul should say, "Alas for me for that I have fallen short of my duty to God, and I was indeed among those who used to mock (at the truth)!"
Daryabadi
Lest a soul should say: Alas! for that I have been remiss in respect of Allah, and I was but of the scoffers!
Faridul Haque
So that no soul may say, “Alas! The failures that I committed regarding Allah - and indeed I used to mock!”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Lest a soul should say: O woe is me, that I fell short of my duty to Allah! and surely I was of those who laughed to scorn;
Maulvi Sher Ali
Lest a soul should say, `O woe is me in that I neglected my duty in respect of ALLAH ! Surely, I was among the scoffers.'
Muhammad Asad
lest any human being should say [on Judgment Day], "Alas for me for having been remiss in what is due to God, and for having been indeed one of those who scoffed [at the truth]!" -
Muhammad Musin Khan
Lest a person should say: "Alas, my grief that I was undutiful to Allah (i.e. I have not done what Allah has ordered me to do), and I was indeed among those who mocked [at the truth! i.e. La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah), the Qur'an, and Muhammad SAW and at the faithful believers, etc.]
Muhammad Pickthall
Lest any soul should say: Alas, my grief that I was unmindful of Allah, and I was indeed among the scoffers!
Muhammad Sarwar
Turn to God in repentance before a soul says, "Woe to me because of my failure to fulfill my duties to God. Woe to me for mocking God's guidance!".
Muhammed ali Shakir
Lest a soul should say: O woe to me! for what I fell short of my duty to Allah, and most surely I was of those who laughed to scorn;
Rashad Khalifa
Lest a soul may say, "How sorry I am for disregarding GOD's commandments; I was certainly one of the mockers."
Shabbir Ahmed
Lest any person should say, "Ah! My grief that I was unmindful of God, and I was among the mockers."