Quran 12:91
Surah Yusuf, Verse 91
Juz 13 · Page 246 · Ruku 202 · Meccan
قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ ءَاثَرَكَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَٰطِـِٔينَ
Word by word
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
Transliteration
Qaloo tallahi laqad atharakaAllahu AAalayna wa-in kunna lakhati-een
Translations
Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
They said: By Allah, verily Allah hath preferred thee above us, and we were indeed sinful.
Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali
They said: "By Allah! indeed has Allah preferred thee above us, and we certainly have been guilty of sin!"
تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir
يقولون معترفين له بالفضل والأثرة عليهم في الخلق والخلق ، والسعة والملك ، والتصرف والنبوة أيضا - على قول من لم يجعلهم أنبياء - وأقروا له بأنهم أساءوا إليه وأخطئوا في حقه .