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Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 147 (3:147)

آلِ عِمْرَان

وَمَا كَانَ قَوْلَهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِىٓ …

Quran 3:147 is ayah 147 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 4, on page 68 of the Madani Mushaf.

3:147
وَمَاكَانَقَوْلَهُمْإِلَّآأَنقَالُوا۟رَبَّنَاٱغْفِرْلَنَاذُنُوبَنَاوَإِسْرَافَنَافِىٓأَمْرِنَاوَثَبِّتْأَقْدَامَنَاوَٱنصُرْنَاعَلَىٱلْقَوْمِٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ١٤٧
wamā kāna qawlahum illā an qālū rabbanā igh'fir lanā dhunūbanā wa-is'rāfanā fī amrinā wathabbit aqdāmanā wa-unṣur'nā ʿalā l-qawmi l-kāfirīna

And their words were not but that they said, "Our Lord, forgive us our sins and the excess [committed] in our affairs and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people."(147)

Word by word

  1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  2. كَانَkānawere
  3. قَوْلَهُمْqawlahumtheir words
  4. إِلَّآillāexcept
  5. أَنanthat
  6. قَالُوا۟qālūthey said
  7. رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
  8. ٱغْفِرْigh'firforgive
  9. لَنَاlanāfor us
  10. ذُنُوبَنَاdhunūbanāour sins
  11. وَإِسْرَافَنَاwa-is'rāfanāand our excesses
  12. فِىٓfīin
  13. أَمْرِنَاamrināour affairs
  14. وَثَبِّتْwathabbitand make firm
  15. أَقْدَامَنَاaqdāmanāour feet
  16. وَٱنصُرْنَاwa-unṣur'nāand give us victory
  17. عَلَىʿalāover
  18. ٱلْقَوْمِl-qawmi[the people]
  19. ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers

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