Surah Al-A'raf 7:23 — translation and meaning
الأعراف · Verse 23 / 206 · Page 153
قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
Word by Word
قَالَا
qala
Both of them said
رَبَّنَا
rabbana
Our Lord
ظَلَمْنَا
zalamna
we have wronged
أَنفُسَنَا
anfusana
ourselves
وَإِن
wa-in
and if
لَّمْ
lam
not
تَغْفِرْ
taghfir
You forgive
لَنَا
lana
[for] us
وَتَرْحَمْنَا
watarhamna
and have mercy (on) us
لَنَكُونَنَّ
lanakunanna
surely we will be
مِنَ
mina
among
الْخَاسِرِينَ
al-khasirina
the losers
Transliteration
Qaalaa Rabbanaa zalamnaaa anfusanaa wa illam taghfir lanaa wa tarhamnaa lanakoonanna minal khaasireen
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."
Verse interpretation (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.'
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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