Said (the sons): "O our father, pray for us that our sins be forgiven, for we are really sinners."
They said, “O our father! Seek forgiveness for our sins, for we were indeed guilty.”
They said, 'Our father, ask forgiveness of our crimes for us; for certainly we have been sinful.'
[His sons] answered: "O our father! Ask God to forgive us our sins, for, verily, we were sinners."
They said: our father! pray for forgiveness of our sins for us; verily we have been sinners.
They said: "O our father! Ask forgiveness (from Allah) for our sins, indeed we have been sinners."
They said, “Father, pray for the forgiveness of our sins; we were indeed at fault.”
They said: "Father! Pray for the forgiveness of our sins; we were truly guilty."
They said: "O our father! Ask forgiveness (from Allah) for our sins, indeed we have been sinners."
They said: O our father! Ask forgiveness of our sins for us, for lo! we were sinful.
They said, ‘Father! Plead [with Allah] for forgiveness of our sins! We have indeed been erring.’
His sons said: 'Father, ask forgiveness for our sins. We have indeed been sinners'
They said, "O our father, ask for us forgiveness of our sins; indeed, we have been sinners."
They said, "Father, ask God to forgive our sins; we have certainly sinned".
They said: O our father! ask forgiveness of our faults for us, surely we were sinners.
Q<u>a</u>loo y<u>a</u> ab<u>a</u>n<u>a</u> istaghfir lan<u>a</u> <u>th</u>unooban<u>a</u> inn<u>a</u> kunn<u>a</u> kh<u>at</u>ieen<b>a</b>
They said, "O our father! Ask forgiveness for our sins -- we were truly in the wrong."
They said: "O our father! ask for us forgiveness for our sins, for we were truly at fault."
قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَا ٱسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا خَٰطِـِٔينَ
The sons apologised to their father Jacob (peace be upon him) for what they had done to Joseph and his brother, and they asked their father to ask Allah to forgive the sins they had committed in the past, saying that they had been sinners and wrongdoers in what they did to Joseph and his full brother.
The sons apologised to their father Jacob (peace be upon him) for what they had done to Joseph and his brother, and they asked their father to ask Allah to forgive the sins they had committed in the past, saying that they had been sinners and wrongdoers in what they did to Joseph and his full brother.
<p>Now, when the truth of the matter became clear, the brothers of Yusuf asked for the forgiveness of their father in a spiritually endearing style by saying: قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا اسْتَغْفِرْ‌ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا خَاطِئِينَ : 'Our father, pray to Allah to forgive us our sins. Surely, we have been wrong - 97.' Thus, it is obvious that a person who prays to Allah Ta` ala for the forgiveness of their sins would do that himself too.</p>
Now, when the truth of the matter became clear, the brothers of Yusuf asked for the forgiveness of their father in a spiritually endearing style by saying: قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا اسْتَغْفِرْ‌ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا خَاطِئِينَ : 'Our father, pray to Allah to forgive us our sins. Surely, we have been wrong - 97.' Thus, it is obvious that a person who prays to Allah Ta` ala for the forgiveness of their sins would do that himself too.