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wa-man khaffat mawāzīnuhū fa-ʾulāʾika lladhīna khasirū ʾanfusahum bi-mā kānū bi-ʾāyātinā yaẓlimūna
As for those whose deeds weigh light in the scales—it is they who have ruined their souls, because they used to wrong Our signs.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 9
9. "And whoever's a scale be light, those are they who have ruined their selves for they used to be unjust unto Our Signs."
Those persons, whose scales are light, will be involved in an eternal punishment, because they have denied Allah’s Signs and reasoning in their lives. The Arabic term /xusran/ (loss), mentioned in this verse, means 'to lose the capital'. The greatest capital of man is his self. When the self of a man falls into perdition, he has incurred a loss. On the contrary, those whose scales of good deeds are heavy on the Day of Judgment will be prosperous.