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Quran 39:56

Surah Az-Zumar (The Troops), verse 56 of 75 · Juz 24

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

Translations of Quran 39:56
EnglishTalal Itani

So that a soul may not say, “How sorry I am, for having neglected my duty to Allah, and for having been of the scoffers.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Lest any soul should say: Alas, my grief that I was unmindful of Allah, and I was indeed among the scoffers!

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Diyeceği gün bir nefis: eyvah, Allah yanında yaptığım eksikliklerden dolayı hasretime bak, doğrusu ben eğlenenlerden idim

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Et avant que l’âme s’écrie : Malheur à moi, qui me suis rendue coupable envers Dieu, et qui me riais de la vérité !

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En eene ziel zegt, helaas! Ik was zorgeloos omtrent mijn plicht nopens God; waarlijk, ik was een spotter.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

E prima che l’anima gridi: Guai a me, che mi son resa colpevole verso Dio, e che mi burlava (della verità)!

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.