Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Ayah 51 (26:51)

ٱلشُّعَرَاء

إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Quran 26:51 is ayah 51 of Surah Ash-Shu'ara (“The Poets”), a Meccan surah of 227 ayahs. It is in Juz 19, on page 369 of the Madani Mushaf.

26:51
إِنَّانَطْمَعُأَنيَغْفِرَلَنَارَبُّنَاخَطَٰيَٰنَآأَنكُنَّآأَوَّلَٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ٥١
innā naṭmaʿu an yaghfira lanā rabbunā khaṭāyānā an kunnā awwala l-mu'minīna

Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of the believers."(51)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
  2. نَطْمَعُnaṭmaʿuhope
  3. أَنanthat
  4. يَغْفِرَyaghfirawill forgive
  5. لَنَاlanāus
  6. رَبُّنَاrabbunāour Lord
  7. خَطَٰيَٰنَآkhaṭāyānāour sins
  8. أَنanbecause
  9. كُنَّآkunnāwe are
  10. أَوَّلَawwala(the) first
  11. ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīna(of) the believers

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