They said: "By God, God has favoured you above us, for we have indeed been sinners."
They said, “By Allah, undoubtedly Allah has given you superiority over us, and we were indeed guilty.”
'By God,' they said, 'God has indeed preferred thee above us, and certainly we have been sinful.'
[The brothers] said: "By God! Most certainly has God raised thee high above us, and we were indeed but sinners!"
They said: by Allah! assuredly Allah hath chosen thee above us, and we have been sinners indeed.
They said: "By Allah! Indeed Allah has preferred you above us, and we certainly have been sinners."
They said, “By God, God has preferred you over us. We were definitely in the wrong.”
They said: "We swear by Allah! Indeed Allah has chosen you in preference to us and we were truly guilty."
They said: "By Allah! Indeed Allah has preferred you above us, and we certainly have been sinners."
They said: By Allah, verily Allah hath preferred thee above us, and we were indeed sinful.
They said, ‘By Allah, Allah has certainly preferred you over us, and we have indeed been erring.’
'By Allah' they said, 'Allah has preferred you above us all. We have indeed been sinful'
They said, "By Allah, certainly has Allah preferred you over us, and indeed, we have been sinners."
They said, "We swear by God that He has given preference to you over us and we have sinned".
They said: By Allah! now has Allah certainly chosen you over us, and we were certainly sinners.
Q<u>a</u>loo ta<b>A</b>ll<u>a</u>hi laqad <u>a</u>tharaka All<u>a</u>hu AAalayn<u>a</u> wain kunn<u>a</u> lakh<u>at</u>ieen<b>a</b>
[The brothers] said, "By God! Most certainly God has raised you high above us, and we have indeed been guilty!"
They said: "By Allah! indeed has Allah preferred thee above us, and we certainly have been guilty of sin!"
قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ ءَاثَرَكَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَٰطِـِٔينَ
The brothers apologised to Joseph for their behaviour towards him, and they said that Allah had indeed preferred him over them through the attributes of perfection He had given to him, and that they had committed evil and disobedience in what they had done to him.
The brothers apologised to Joseph for their behaviour towards him, and they said that Allah had indeed preferred him over them through the attributes of perfection He had given to him, and that they had committed evil and disobedience in what they had done to him.
<p>Now the brothers of Yusuf (علیہ السلام) had no choice left with them but to confess the wrongs they had done and admit the grace and excellence of Sayyidna Yusuf (علیہ السلام) . So, in one voice, they all said: تَاللَّـهِ لَقَدْ آثَرَ‌كَ اللَّـهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَاطِئِينَ : ` By God, Allah has given to you preference over us [ which you deserved ], and we were surely in error [ in whatever we did - and so, forgive us in the name of Allah ].' To this in reply, Sayyidna Yusuf' (علیہ السلام) said what a prophet of his stature would say:</p>
Now the brothers of Yusuf (علیہ السلام) had no choice left with them but to confess the wrongs they had done and admit the grace and excellence of Sayyidna Yusuf (علیہ السلام) . So, in one voice, they all said: تَاللَّـهِ لَقَدْ آثَرَ‌كَ اللَّـهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَاطِئِينَ : ` By God, Allah has given to you preference over us [ which you deserved ], and we were surely in error [ in whatever we did - and so, forgive us in the name of Allah ].' To this in reply, Sayyidna Yusuf' (علیہ السلام) said what a prophet of his stature would say: