They said: O our father! Ask forgiveness of our sins for us, for lo! we were sinful. — Yusuf 12:97 Pin
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قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَا ٱسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا خَٰطِـِٔينَ

They said: O our father! Ask forgiveness of our sins for us, for lo! we were sinful.

Yusuf 12:97

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“They said: O our father! Ask forgiveness of our sins for us, for lo! we were sinful.”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

PAUSE & REFLECT

Carry the ayah beyond this page.

Let this ayah invite honest return. Is there something for which you want to seek Allah’s forgiveness today?

This is a personal reflection prompt, not tafsir. For interpretation, consult qualified scholarship and the ayah’s wider Quranic context.

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