Surah Ash-Shu'ara — Verse 51

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إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَـٰيَـٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Inna natmaAAu an yaghfira lanarabbuna khatayana an kunnaawwala almu'mineen

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

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

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

We hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins, as we were the first to believe.’

Marmaduke Pickthall

Lo! we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first of the believers.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"Only, our desire is that our Lord will forgive us our faults, that we may become foremost among the believers!"

Mufti Taqi Usmani

We really hope that our Lord will forgive us our faults, as we are the first of the believers.”

Al-Hilali & Khan

"Verily we really hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins, as we are the first of the believers [in Mûsâ (Moses) and in the Monotheism which he has brought from Allâh]."

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

and we surely expect that Our Lord will forgive us our sins for we are the first ones to believe."

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

Behold, we [but] ardently desire that our Sustainer forgive us our faults in return for our having been foremost among the believers!”