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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 91
قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ ءَاثَرَكَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَـٰطِـِٔينَ ﴿91﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "By Allâh! Indeed Allâh has preferred you above us, and we certainly have been sinners."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
تَٱللَّهِ
tal-lahi
By Allah
لَقَدْ
laqad
certainly
ءَاثَرَكَ
ātharaka
Allah has preferred you
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah has preferred you
عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
over us
وَإِن
wa-in
and indeed
كُنَّا
kunnā
we have been
لَخَـٰطِـِٔينَ
lakhāṭiīna
sinners
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
91. 1. When the brothers saw the status of Yusuf (عليه السلام), they admitted their mistake and shortcoming.
