سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 97
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَبَانَا ٱسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا خَـٰطِـِٔينَ ﴿97﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "O our father! Ask Forgiveness (from Allâh) for our sins, indeed we have been sinners."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
يَـٰٓأَبَانَا
yāabānā
O our father
ٱسْتَغْفِرْ
is'taghfir
Ask forgiveness
لَنَا
lanā
for us
ذُنُوبَنَآ
dhunūbanā
(of) our sins
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
كُنَّا
kunnā
have been
خَـٰطِـِٔينَ
khāṭiīna
sinners
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah97) {قَالُوْا يٰۤاَبَانَا اسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوْبَنَاۤ …:} There were sons as well as grandsons who said this, and they clearly admitted to being guilty knowingly and deliberately, and requested that you pray to Allah Almighty for our forgiveness, because even if you forgive us, if He does not forgive, then where will we find refuge?
