Surah Al-Qasas 28:16 — translation and meaning
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ۚ قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَغَفَرَ لَهُ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ
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ۚ
قَالَ
qala
He said
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord!
إِنِّي
inni
Indeed I
ظَلَمْتُ
zalamtu
[I] have wronged
نَفْسِي
nafsi
my soul
فَاغْفِرْ
fa-igh'fir
so forgive
لِي
li
[for] me
فَغَفَرَ
faghafara
Then He forgave
لَهُ
lahu
[for] him
إِنَّهُ
innahu
Indeed He
هُوَ
huwa
He (is)
الْغَفُورُ
al-ghafuru
the Oft-Forgiving
الرَّحِيمُ
al-rahimu
the Most Merciful
Transliteration
Qaala Rabbi innee zalamtu nafsee faghfir lee faghafaralah; innahoo Huwal Ghafoorur Raheem
Translation
He said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me," and He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
Verse interpretation (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.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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