The Holy Quran 39:56 — Surah Az-Zumar

Arabic text

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

Translation

(Do all this to avoid the situation after death when) A soul says, "Woe betide me (May I be destroyed) for the neglect I showed with regard to Allaah (by not accepting Islaam) ! In fact, (far from accepting Islaam) I was (foolish enough to be) from among those who mocked (scoffed at Islaam and the Muslims)!"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The remorse of the disbelievers at the Gathering: that is, sunk in whims and desires, custom and blind imitation, and the pleasures of the world, he did not regard Allah as anything at all. He kept mocking His religion, the prophets, and the terrible end of which the prophets used to warn — all of it — and did not consider these things to have any reality.

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