Quranic Duas

The repentance of Adam and Hawwa

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قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ

qālā rabbanā ẓalamnā anfusanā wa-in lam taghfir lanā watarḥamnā lanakūnanna mina l-khāsirīna

Meaning

They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers

Word by word

  1. قَالَاqālāBoth of them said
  2. رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
  3. ظَلَمْنَآẓalamnāwe have wronged
  4. أَنفُسَنَاanfusanāourselves
  5. وَإِنwa-inand if
  6. لَّمْlamnot
  7. تَغْفِرْtaghfirYou forgive
  8. لَنَاlanā[for] us
  9. وَتَرْحَمْنَاwatarḥamnāand have mercy (on) us
  10. لَنَكُونَنَّlanakūnannasurely, we will be
  11. مِنَminaamong
  12. ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَl-khāsirīnathe losers

Reference

Source: Quran 7:23.

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