Surah Yusuf: Verse 91 - قالوا تالله لقد آثرك الله... - English
Tafsir of Verse 91, Surah Yusuf
قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ ءَاثَرَكَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَٰطِـِٔينَ
English Translation
They said, "By Allah, certainly has Allah preferred you over us, and indeed, we have been sinners."English Transliteration
Qaloo taAllahi laqad atharaka Allahu AAalayna wain kunna lakhatieenaTafsir of Verse 91
'By God,' they said, 'God has indeed preferred thee above us, and certainly we have been sinful.'
They said: "By Allah! indeed has Allah preferred thee above us, and we certainly have been guilty of sin!"
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:
