Surah At-Tur 52:26

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِىٓ أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ

They will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allāh].

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

They say as an intimation of the reason for this attainment ‘Truly before amid our families in the world we used to be ever anxious afraid of God’s chastisement;

Excerpt from Tafsir al-Jalalayn, commentary on 52:26, via Quran.com. The reader has the full commentary and 9 more tafsirs.