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Al-Qur'an Surah Al-A'raf Verse 23

Al-A'raf [7]: 23 ~ English Qur'an Word By Word and Multi Tafseer

قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَآ اَنْفُسَنَا وَاِنْ لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُوْنَنَّ مِنَ الْخٰسِرِيْنَ (الأعراف : ٧)

qālā
قَالَا
Both of them said
rabbanā
رَبَّنَا
"Our Lord
ẓalamnā
ظَلَمْنَآ
we have wronged
anfusanā
أَنفُسَنَا
ourselves
wa-in
وَإِن
and if
lam
لَّمْ
not
taghfir
تَغْفِرْ
You forgive
lanā
لَنَا
[for] us
watarḥamnā
وَتَرْحَمْنَا
and have mercy (on) us
lanakūnanna
لَنَكُونَنَّ
surely we will be
mina
مِنَ
among
l-khāsirīna
ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ
the losers"

Transliteration:

Qaalaa Rabbanaa zalamnaaa anfusanaa wa illam taghfir lanaa wa tarhamnaa lanakoonanna minal khaasireen (QS. al-ʾAʿrāf:23)

English / Sahih Translation:

They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers." (QS. Al-A'raf, ayah 23)

Mufti Taqi Usmani

They said, “Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and do not bless us with mercy, we shall, indeed, be among the losers.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

They replied, “Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will certainly be losers.”

Ruwwad Translation Center

They said, “Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves; if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers.”

A. J. Arberry

They said, 'Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if Thou dost not forgive us, and have mercy upon us, we shall surely be among the lost.'

Abdul Haleem

They replied, ‘Our Lord, we have wronged our souls: if You do not forgive us and have mercy, we shall be lost.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

The twain said. our Lord! we have wronged our souls, and if Thou forgivest us not and hath not mercy on us, we shall of a surety be of the losers.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They said; "Our Lord! We have wronged our own souls; If thou forgive us not and bestow not upon us Thy Mercy, we shall certainly be lost."

Abul Ala Maududi

Both cried out: 'Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and do not have mercy on us, we shall surely be among the losers.'

Ahmed Ali

They said: "O our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we shall certainly be lost."

Ahmed Raza Khan

They both submitted, “Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves; so if You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, then surely, we are of the losers.”

Ali Quli Qarai

They said, ‘Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves! If You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers.’

Ali Ünal

They said (straightaway): "Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and do not have mercy on us, we will surely be among those who have lost!"

Amatul Rahman Omar

Both of them said, `Our Lord! we have done injustice to our souls, and if You do not protect us (against the consequences of our faults) and do not have mercy on us, we shall surely be of the losers.´

English Literal

They (B) said: "Our Lord, We caused injustice/oppressed ourselves, and if You do not forgive for us, and You have mercy upon us, we will be/become from the losers ."

Faridul Haque

They both submitted, "Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves; so if You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, then surely, we are of the losers."

Hamid S. Aziz

They said, "O our Lord! We have wronged our own souls - and if you do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we shall surely be of those who are lost!"

Hilali & Khan

They said: "Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Thus he caused them to fall by deceit. So when they had tasted of the tree, their shame became manifest to them, and they both began to cover themselves with the leaves of the garden. And their Lord called to them: Did I not forbid you that tree, and say to you that the devil is surely your open enemy?

Mohammad Habib Shakir

They said: Our Lord! We have been unjust to ourselves, and if Thou forgive us not, and have (not) mercy on us, we shall certainly be of the losers.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

They said: Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If thou forgive us not and have not mercy on us, surely we are of the lost!

Muhammad Sarwar

They replied, "Lord, we have done injustice to our souls. If You will not forgive us and have mercy on us, we shall certainly have incurred a great loss."

Qaribullah & Darwish

Both replied: 'Lord, We have harmed ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we shall surely be among the lost'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

They said: "Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers."

Wahiduddin Khan

They replied, "Our Lord, we have wronged our souls: if You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we shall be among the lost."

Talal Itani

They said, “Our Lord, we have done wrong to ourselves. Unless You forgive us, and have mercy on us, we will be among the losers.”

Tafsir jalalayn

They said, `Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, by our act of disobedience, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we shall surely be among the lost'.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

قَالَا

They said;

رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

"Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers."

Ad-Dahhak bin Muzahim commented,

"These are the words that Adam received from his Lord.