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Qur’an 7:23 Al-A'raf, verse 23
قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ
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."
Translation: Saheeh International. Brackets mark words added for clarity.
- Surah
- Al-A'raf (7)
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- 23 of 206
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Word by word
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| قَالَا | qālā | Both of them said |
| رَبَّنَا | rabbanā | Our Lord |
| ظَلَمْنَآ | ẓalamnā | we have wronged |
| أَنفُسَنَا | anfusanā | ourselves |
| وَإِن | wa-in | and if |
| لَّمْ | lam | not |
| تَغْفِرْ | taghfir | You forgive |
| لَنَا | lanā | [for] us |
| وَتَرْحَمْنَا | watarḥamnā | and have mercy (on) us |
| لَنَكُونَنَّ | lanakūnanna | surely, we will be |
| مِنَ | mina | among |
| ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ | l-khāsirīna | the losers |
In context
The verses around 7:23 in Al-A'raf.
- 7:21وَقَاسَمَهُمَآ إِنِّى لَكُمَا لَمِنَ ٱلنَّٰصِحِينَAnd he swore [by Allah] to them, "Indeed, I am to you from among the sincere advisors."
- 7:22فَدَلَّىٰهُمَا بِغُرُورٍۢ ۚ فَلَمَّا ذَاقَا ٱلشَّجَرَةَ بَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْءَٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۖ وَنَادَىٰهُمَا رَبُّهُمَآ أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمَا عَن تِلْكُمَا ٱلشَّجَرَةِ وَأَقُل لَّكُمَآ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ لَكُمَا عَدُوٌّۭ مُّبِينٌۭSo he made them fall, through deception. And when they tasted of the tree, their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten together over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And their Lord called to them, "Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you that Satan is to you a clear enemy?"
- 7:24قَالَ ٱهْبِطُوا۟ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّۭ ۖ وَلَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّۭ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍۢ[Allah] said, "Descend, being to one another enemies. And for you on the earth is a place of settlement and enjoyment for a time."
- 7:25قَالَ فِيهَا تَحْيَوْنَ وَفِيهَا تَمُوتُونَ وَمِنْهَا تُخْرَجُونَHe said, "Therein you will live, and therein you will die, and from it you will be brought forth."
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