Surah Yusuf 12:97 — translation and meaning
يوسف · Verse 97 / 111 · Page 247
قَالُوا يَاأَبَانَا اسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا خَاطِئِينَ
Word by Word
قَالُوا
qalu
They said
يَاأَبَانَا
yaabana
O our father!
اسْتَغْفِرْ
is'taghfir
Ask forgiveness
لَنَا
lana
for us
ذُنُوبَنَا
dhunubana
(of) our sins
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed we
كُنَّا
kunna
have been
خَاطِئِينَ
khatiina
sinners
Transliteration
Qaaloo yaaa abaanas taghfir lanaa zunoo =banaaa innaa kunnaa khaati'een
Translation
They said, "O our father, ask for us forgiveness of our sins; indeed, we have been sinners."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
The sons apologised to their father Jacob (peace be upon him) for what they had done to Joseph and his brother, and they asked their father to ask Allah to forgive the sins they had committed in the past, saying that they had been sinners and wrongdoers in what they did to Joseph and his full brother.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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