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أَن تَقُولَ نَفْسٌ يٰحَسْرَتَا عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطَتُ فِي جَنبِ ٱللَّهِ وَإِن كُنتُ لَمِنَ ٱلسَّاخِرِينَ
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-Az-Zumar ( الزمر )

Tafsir al-Tustari

Lest any soul should say, ‘Woe is me for what I have neglected of [my] duty to God!...’He said:[That is, lest any soul should say], ‘I was preoccupied by the present world (ʿājil al-dunya), the pleasure of passion (ladhdhat al-hawā) and with going the way of the lower self. I neglected [my] duty to God, that is, with regard to God’s person (dhāt Allāh), [and I neglected] being intent upon Him (qaṣd ilayhi), and dependent upon Him (iʿtimād ʿalayhi), on account of my neglecting to observe His rights (ḥuqūq) and adhere to His service (khidma).’His words, Exalted is He:


Tafsīr al-Tustarī, trans. Annabel Keeler and Ali Keeler
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