Surah Az-Zumar, Ayah 56 (39:56)

ٱلزُّمَر

أَن تَقُولَ نَفْسٌ يَٰحَسْرَتَىٰ عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطتُ فِى جَنۢبِ ٱللَّهِ وَإِن كُنتُ لَمِنَ …

Quran 39:56 is ayah 56 of Surah Az-Zumar (“The Troops”), a Meccan surah of 75 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 464 of the Madani Mushaf.

39:56
أَنتَقُولَنَفْسٌيَٰحَسْرَتَىٰعَلَىٰمَافَرَّطتُفِىجَنۢبِٱللَّهِوَإِنكُنتُلَمِنَٱلسَّٰخِرِينَ٥٦
an taqūla nafsun yāḥasratā ʿalā mā farraṭtu fī janbi l-lahi wa-in kuntu lamina l-sākhirīna

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."(56)

Word by word

  1. أَنanLest
  2. تَقُولَtaqūlashould say
  3. نَفْسٌnafsuna soul
  4. يَٰحَسْرَتَىٰyāḥasratāOh! My regret
  5. عَلَىٰʿalāover
  6. مَاmāwhat
  7. فَرَّطتُfarraṭtuI neglected
  8. فِىfīin
  9. جَنۢبِjanbiregard (to)
  10. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  11. وَإِنwa-inand that
  12. كُنتُkuntuI was
  13. لَمِنَlaminasurely, among
  14. ٱلسَّٰخِرِينَl-sākhirīnathe mockers

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