Kathryn Schulz Don't regret regret

I just don't want you to do something you'll be sorry for.

China may come to rue the wanton eagerness with which it has embraced industrialization.

And as the saying goes, when angry, you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

With its long borders with Russia, China knows it would have much to regret if a new, oil fired Russian empire appeared on its doorstep.

Lest a soul should say Alas , I was heedless of God and only laughed

So that no soul may say , Alas ! The failures that I committed regarding Allah and indeed I used to mock !

Lest any soul should say , ' Alas for me , in that I neglected my duty to God , and was a scoffer , '

Lest a soul should say Alas ! for that I have been remiss in respect of Allah , and I was but of the scoffers !

Lest a person should say Alas , my grief that I was undutiful to Allah ( i.e. I have not done what Allah has ordered me to do ) , and I was indeed among those who mocked at the truth ! i.e. La ilaha ill Allah ( none has the right to be worshipped but Allah ) , the Quran , and Muhammad SAW and at the faithful believers , etc .

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

Lest a person should say Alas for me for neglecting my duty towards Allah and for being among those that scoffed

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

Lest anyone should say , Alas for my negligence in the vicinage of Allah ! Indeed I was among those who ridiculed .

Lest any soul should say ' Sadly , I have neglected my duty to Allah and was of those that mocked '

Lest a soul should say , Oh how great is my regret over what I neglected in regard to Allah and that I was among the mockers .

Turn to God in repentance before a soul says , Woe to me because of my failure to fulfill my duties to God . Woe to me for mocking God 's guidance !

Lest a soul should say O woe to me ! for what I fell short of my duty to Allah , and most surely I was of those who laughed to scorn

lest anyone should say , Alas for me , for having neglected what is due to God , and having been one of those who scoffed !

Lest the soul should ( then ) say ' Ah ! Woe is me ! In that I neglected ( my duty ) towards Allah , and was but among those who mocked ! '

What China wants and what it gets may be different things. With its long borders with Russia, China knows it would have much to regret if a new, oil fired Russian empire appeared on its doorstep.

Supporters of lifting the arms export ban argue that this litany of sins does not reflect China s real improvements in human rights and penalizes European armaments jobs to the benefit of Russia, which enjoys a lively arms trade with its neighbor (something it might one day regret).

In Kosovo, for example, the transformation of the Kosovo Liberation Army into a civilian peace force has caused great insecurity over the years, which the UN administration might ultimately regret if the resolution of the province s final status does not lead to independence.