Surah An-Nisa (4:73)

وَلَٮِٕنۡ اَصَابَكُمۡ فَضۡلٌ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ لَيَـقُوۡلَنَّ كَاَنۡ لَّمۡ تَكُنۡۢ بَيۡنَكُمۡ وَبَيۡنَهٗ مَوَدَّةٌ يّٰلَيۡتَنِىۡ كُنۡتُ مَعَهُمۡ فَاَ فُوۡزَ فَوۡزًا عَظِيۡمًا‏ ۝

Wala-in asabakum fadlun minaAllahi layaqoolanna kaan lam takun baynakum wabaynahumawaddatun ya laytanee kuntu maAAahum faafooza fawzan AAatheema

But if bounty comes to you from Allāh, he will surely say, as if i.e., showing that there had never been between you and him any affection, "Oh, I wish I had been with them so I could have attained a great attainment."

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

The Regret of the Absent: Wishing they had risked for great profit.

The Insight

If a great bounty or success comes to the believers, the absentee would bitterly regret not joining the effort. **Join the righteous effort.** Don't let fear of failure prevent you from participating in righteous communal efforts. The missed opportunity to gain spiritual profit leads to lasting regret.