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وَاَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهٖ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوٰىۙ  ( النازعات: ٤٠ )

wa-ammā
وَأَمَّا
But as for
man
مَنْ
(him) who
khāfa
خَافَ
feared
maqāma
مَقَامَ
standing
rabbihi
رَبِّهِۦ
(before) his Lord
wanahā
وَنَهَى
and restrained
l-nafsa
ٱلنَّفْسَ
his soul
ʿani
عَنِ
from
l-hawā
ٱلْهَوَىٰ
the vain desires

Wa ammaa man khaafa maqaama Rabbihee wa nahan nafsa 'anil hawaa (an-Nāziʿāt 79:40)

Sahih International:

But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination, (An-Nazi'at [79] : 40)

1 Mufti Taqi Usmani

whereas for the one who feared to stand before his Lord, and restrained his self from the (evil) desire,