Surah Yusuf (يوسف) • Joseph

Quran 12:91

12:91

قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ ءَاثَرَكَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَـٰطِـِٔينَ

qālū tal-lahi laqad ātharaka l-lahu ʿalaynā wa-in kunnā lakhāṭiīna

They said, "By Allāh, certainly has Allāh preferred you over us, and indeed, we have been sinners."

— Saheeh International

They said, ‘By God! God really did favour you over all of us and we were in the wrong!’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

They said: "By Allâh! Indeed Allâh has preferred you above us, and we certainly have been sinners."

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 13Page 246meccan

Word by Word

قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
تَٱللَّهِtal-lahiBy Allah
لَقَدْlaqadcertainly
ءَاثَرَكَātharakaAllah has preferred you
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah has preferred you
عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāover us
وَإِنwa-inand indeed
كُنَّاkunnāwe have been
لَخَـٰطِـِٔينَlakhāṭiīnasinners