Quran 12:97 — Yusuf, verse 97
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The [brothers] said, ‘Father, ask God to forgive our sins- we were truly in the wrong.’
قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا اسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا خَاطِئِينَ
qālū yāabānā is'taghfir lanā dhunūbanā innā kunnā khāṭiīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'Our father, ask forgiveness of our crimes for us; for certainly we have been sinful.'
- Muhammad Asad
- [His sons] answered: "O our father! Ask God to forgive us our sins, for, verily, we were sinners."
- Sahih International
- They said, "O our father, ask for us forgiveness of our sins; indeed, we have been sinners."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | يَـٰٓأَبَانَاyāabānā | O our father | أبو |
| 3 | ٱسْتَغْفِرْis'taghfir | Ask forgiveness | غفر |
| 4 | لَنَاlanā | for us | — |
| 5 | ذُنُوبَنَآdhunūbanā | (of) our sins | ذنب |
| 6 | إِنَّاinnā | Indeed, we | — |
| 7 | كُنَّاkunnā | have been | كون |
| 8 | خَـٰطِـِٔينَkhāṭiīna | sinners | خطأ |