The Holy Quran 12:91 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ ءَاثَرَكَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَـٰطِـِٔينَ

Translation

They said, “By Allaah! Allaah has certainly preferred (selected) you above us (by granting you this high position) and (regretting their past, they added) we were really among the wrong doers (by behaving as we did)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The brothers' remorse: that is, [Allah] has given you superiority over us in every respect, and you were worthy of it. It was our mistake and our error that we did not recognise your worth. In the end your dream proved true and our envy proved futile.

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