قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَا ٱسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا خَٰطِـِٔينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo yaa abaanaa staghfir lanaa dhunoobanaa innaa kunnaa khaati'een
DIN 31635qālū yā ʾabānā staġfir lanā ḏunūbanā ʾinnā kunnā ḫāṭiʾīna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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They said, "Father, pray for the forgiveness of our sins; we were indeed at fault."
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
They said: O our father! Ask forgiveness of our sins for us, for lo! we were sinful
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
They said, 'O our father! ask pardon for us of our sins;- verily, we were sinners
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
They said, "Our father, ask pardon for our crimes for us, for we have indeed been sinners
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
They answered, O father, ask pardon of our sins for us, for we have surely been sinners
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Ata thanë: "O babai ynë, kërko falje për gjynahet tona, se ne kemi qenë njëmend gjynahqarë!"
তারা বলল: ‘হে আমাদের পিতা! আমাদের পাপের জন্য ক্ষমা প্রার্থনা করুন; নিশ্চয় আমরা (ইউসুফ ও তাঁর ভাইয়ের সাথে কৃত আচরণে) ছিলাম অপরাধী।’
"O oče naš", rekoše oni, "zamoli za oprost grijeha naših, mi smo, zaista, griješili."
"O oče naš," rekoše oni, "zamoli za oprost grijeha naših, mi smo, zaista, griješili."
Ɓe mbi'i: "eheyma yo baaba amen, imsinano men junuubi amen. minen men ngoniino woopɓe".
(იაყუბის შვილებმა) თქვეს: «ო, მამაჩვენო! სთხოვე ალლაჰს, რომ მოგვიტევოს ჩვენი ცოდვები. ნამდვილად, ჩვენ მართლაც ცოდვილები ვიყავით».
Sie sagten: „O unser Vater, bitte für uns um Vergebung unserer Sünden, denn wir waren fürwahr Schuldige.“
Είπαν: «Ω, πατέρα μας! Ζήτα συγχώρεση (από τον Αλλάχ) για τις αμαρτίες μας, πράγματι ήμασταν αμαρτωλοί (γι' αυτά που κάναμε).»
उन्होंने कहा : ऐ हमारे पिता! हमारे लिए हमारे पापों की क्षमा के लिए प्रार्थना करें। निश्चय हम ही दोषी थे।
Dissero: «O padre nostro, invoca perdono per i nostri peccati! In verità eravamo nell’errore”.
97. Jie tarė: „Mūsų tėve, prašyk (Allaho) Atleidimo už mūsų nuodėmes, iš tiesų, mes buvome nuodėmingieji.“
[Isaan] “Yaa abbaa keenya! (Rabbiin) araarama nuuf kadhu badiilee keenyaaf. nuti dogoggortoota taanee jirraa” jedhan.
Они сказали: «О отец наш! Попроси для нас прощения за наши грехи. Воистину, мы совершили проступок».
„О оче наш“, рекоше они, „замоли за опрост наших греха, ми смо, заиста, грешили.“
Wakasema: Ewe baba yetu! Tuombee msamaha kwa dhambi zetu. Hakika sisi tulikuwa katika waliokosa.
De sa: ”Far! Be om förlåtelse för våra synder. Vi har verkligen gjort fel.”
Oğulları: “Ey babamız, günahlarımızın bağışlanmasını dile. Biz gerçekten suçlu idik” dediler.
انہوں نے کہا ابا جی! آپ ہمارے لئے گناہوں کی بخشش طلب کیجئے بیشک ہم قصور وار ہیں.
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قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَفِى ضَلَٰلِكَ ٱلْقَدِيمِ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo tallaahi innaka lafee dalaalika l-qadeem
DIN 31635qālū tallāhi ʾinnaka lafī ḍalālika l-qadīmi
The translators word this verse differently
They said, "By God, you are still in your old confusion."
(Those around him) said: By Allah, lo! thou art in thine old aberration
They said, 'By God! thou art in thy old error
They said, "By God, it is thy old mistake
They answered, by God, thou art in thy old mistake
فَلَمَّآ أَن جَآءَ ٱلْبَشِيرُ أَلْقَىٰهُ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِۦ فَٱرْتَدَّ بَصِيرًا قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falammaa an jaa'a l-basheeru alqaahu 'alaa wajhihi fartadda baseeran qaala alam aqul lakum innee a'lamu mina llaahi maa laa ta'lamoon
DIN 31635falammā ʾan ǧāʾa l-bašīru ʾalqāhu ʿalā waǧhihi fartadda baṣīran qāla ʾalam ʾaqul lakum ʾinnī ʾaʿlamu mina llāhi mā lā taʿlamūna
Then, when the bearer of good news arrived, he laid it over his face, and he regained his sight. He said, "Did I not say to you that I know from God what you do not know?"
Then, when the bearer of glad tidings came, he laid it on his face and he became a seer once more. He said: Said I not unto you that I know from Allah that which ye know not
And when the herald of glad tidings came he threw it on his face, and he was restored to sight. Said he, 'Did I not tell you that I know from God that of which ye know not
And when the bearer of good tidings came, he cast it on his face, and Jacob's eyesight returned." Then he said, "Did I not tell you that I knew from God what ye knew not
But when the messenger of good tidings was come with Joseph's inner garment, he threw it over his face; and he recovered his eye-sight. And Jacob said, did I not tell you that I knew from God, that which ye knew not
12:97 — the verse above
قَالَ سَوْفَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّىٓ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala sawfa astaghfiru lakum rabbee innahu huwa l-ghafooru r-raheem
DIN 31635qāla sawfa ʾastaġfiru lakum rabbī ʾinnahu huwa l-ġafūru r-raḥīmu
He said, "I will ask my Lord to forgive you. He is the Forgiver, the Most Merciful."
He said: I shall ask forgiveness for you of my Lord. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful
He said, 'I will ask pardon for you from my Lord; verily, He is the pardoning and merciful
He said, "I will ask your pardon of my Lord, for he is Gracious, Merciful
He replied, I will surely ask pardon for you of my Lord; for He is gracious and merciful
فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ ءَاوَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِ أَبَوَيْهِ وَقَالَ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ مِصْرَ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ءَامِنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)falammaa dakhaloo 'alaa yoosufa aawaa ilayhi abawayhi waqaala dkhuloo misra in shaa'a llaahu aamineen
DIN 31635falammā daḫalū ʿalā yūsufa ʾāwā ʾilayhi ʾabawayhi waqāla dḫulū miṣra ʾin šāʾa llāhu ʾāminīna
Then, when they entered into the presence of Joseph, he embraced his parents, and said, "Enter Egypt, God willing, safe and secure."
And when they came in before Joseph, he took his parents unto him, and said: Come into Egypt safe, if Allah will
And when they entered in unto Joseph, he took his father to stay with him, and said, 'Enter ye into Egypt, if it please God, safe
And when they came into Joseph he took his parents to him, and said, "Enter ye Egypt, if God will, secure
And when Jacob and his family arrived in Egypt, and were introduced unto Joseph, he received his parents unto him, and said, enter ye into Egypt, by God's favour, in full security
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا اسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا خَاطِئِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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