قَالُواْ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدۡ ءَاثَرَكَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَٰطِـِٔينَ ٩١
They said, "By Allāh, certainly has Allāh preferred you over us, and indeed, we have been sinners."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالُواْThey saidqālū
- تَٱللَّهِBy Allahtal-lahi
- لَقَدۡcertainlylaqad
- ءَاثَرَكَAllah has preferred youātharaka
- ٱللَّهُAllah has preferred youl-lahu
- عَلَيۡنَاover usʿalaynā
- وَإِنand indeedwa-in
- كُنَّاwe have beenkunnā
- لَخَٰطِـِٔينَsinnerslakhāṭiīna
Tafsir
The brothers apologised to Joseph for their behaviour towards him, and they said that Allah had indeed preferred him over them through the attributes of perfection He had given to him, and that they had committed evil and disobedience in what they had done to him.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran