﴿ أَن تَقُولَ نَفْسٌۭ يَٰحَسْرَتَىٰ عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطتُ فِى جَنۢبِ ٱللَّهِ وَإِن كُنتُ لَمِنَ ٱلسَّٰخِرِينَ ﴾

“lest any human being should say [on Judgment Day], “Alas for me for having been remiss in what is due to God, and for having been indeed one of those who scoffed [at the truth]!””

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: