Surah Yusuf 12:91 — translation and meaning
يوسف · Verse 91 / 111 · Page 246
قَالُوا تَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ آثَرَكَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَاطِئِينَ
Word by Word
قَالُوا
qalu
They said
تَاللَّهِ
tal-lahi
By Allah
لَقَدْ
laqad
certainly
آثَرَكَ
atharaka
Allah has preferred you
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah has preferred you
عَلَيْنَا
alayna
over us
وَإِن
wa-in
and indeed
كُنَّا
kunna
we have been
لَخَاطِئِينَ
lakhatiina
sinners
Transliteration
Qaaloo tallaahi laqad aasarakal laahu 'alainaa wa in kunnaa lakhaati'een
Translation
They said, "By Allah, certainly has Allah preferred you over us, and indeed, we have been sinners."
Verse interpretation (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.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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