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Al-Qasas 16

Ayah 16 of 88 · Meccan

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمۡتُ نَفۡسِي فَٱغۡفِرۡ لِي فَغَفَرَ لَهُۥٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٦

He said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me," and He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالَHe saidqāla
  2. رَبِّMy Lordrabbi
  3. إِنِّيIndeed, Iinnī
  4. ظَلَمۡتُ[I] have wrongedẓalamtu
  5. نَفۡسِيmy soulnafsī
  6. فَٱغۡفِرۡso forgivefa-igh'fir
  7. لِي[for] melī
  8. فَغَفَرَThen He forgavefaghafara
  9. لَهُۥٓۚ[for] himlahu
  10. إِنَّهُۥIndeed Heinnahu
  11. هُوَHe (is)huwa
  12. ٱلۡغَفُورُthe Oft-Forgivingl-ghafūru
  13. ٱلرَّحِيمُthe Most Mercifull-raḥīmu

Tafsir

Beseeching his Lord and acknowledging his action, Moses said, “O my Lord! I have wronged myself by killing this Copt, so forgive my sin.” So Allah forgave him; indeed He Forgiving to whoever repents from His servants and merciful towards them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran