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Al-A'raf 23

Ayah 23 of 206 · Meccan

قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمۡنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمۡ تَغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَتَرۡحَمۡنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡخَٰسِرِينَ ٢٣

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."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالَاBoth of them saidqālā
  2. رَبَّنَاOur Lordrabbanā
  3. ظَلَمۡنَآwe have wrongedẓalamnā
  4. أَنفُسَنَاourselvesanfusanā
  5. وَإِنand ifwa-in
  6. لَّمۡnotlam
  7. تَغۡفِرۡYou forgivetaghfir
  8. لَنَا[for] uslanā
  9. وَتَرۡحَمۡنَاand have mercy (on) uswatarḥamnā
  10. لَنَكُونَنَّsurely, we will belanakūnanna
  11. مِنَamongmina
  12. ٱلۡخَٰسِرِينَthe losersl-khāsirīna

Tafsir

Adam and Eve said: 'O our Lord! We have wronged ourselves by doing what You forbade us from, and surely If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us we will be amongst the losers, losing our share of the worldly life and Hereafter.'

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran