Surah Az-Zumar Ayah 56

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

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 39:56 says: “Lest a soul should say,<sup foot_note=197246>1</sup> "Oh, [how great is] my regret over what I neglected in regard to Allāh and that I was among the mockers."”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 39:56 is in Surah Az-Zumar, chapter 39 of the Quran.

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