Surah Yusuf, Ayah 97 (12:97)

يُوسُف

قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَا ٱسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا خَٰطِِٔينَ

Quran 12:97 is ayah 97 of Surah Yusuf (“Joseph”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 247 of the Madani Mushaf.

12:97
قَالُوا۟يَٰٓأَبَانَاٱسْتَغْفِرْلَنَاذُنُوبَنَآإِنَّاكُنَّاخَٰطِِٔينَ٩٧
qālū yāabānā is'taghfir lanā dhunūbanā innā kunnā khāṭiīna

They said, "O our father, ask for us forgiveness of our sins; indeed, we have been sinners."(97)

Word by word

  1. قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
  2. يَٰٓأَبَانَاyāabānāO our father
  3. ٱسْتَغْفِرْis'taghfirAsk forgiveness
  4. لَنَاlanāfor us
  5. ذُنُوبَنَآdhunūbanā(of) our sins
  6. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
  7. كُنَّاkunnāhave been
  8. خَٰطِِٔينَkhāṭiīnasinners

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