Surah Yusuf · Ayah 97·Makkī

97

لَنَا إِنَّا ﴿٩٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They said, "O our father, ask for us forgiveness of our sins; indeed, we have been sinners."

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

توسل؛ حقیقتی از متن قرآن

از این آیه استفاده می‌شود که تقاضای استغفار از دیگری نه تنها با توحید منافاتی ندارد, بلکه راهی برای رسیدن به لطف پروردگار است؛ وگرنه چگونه ممکن بود یعقوب پیامبر تقاضای فرزندان در مورد استففار برای آنان را بپذیرد و به توسل آنها پاسخ مثبت دهد؟! این نشان می‌دهد که توسل به اولیای الهی» امری جایز است و آنها که آن را ممنوع و مخالف با اصل توحید می‌شمرندء از یات قرآن آگاهی و برداشت صحیح ندارند یا تعصب‌های غلط مانع رسیدن آنان به حقایق معارف قرآن می‌شود.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 6 roots in 6 of 8 words

Recitation · 13 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī11
  • Ghunnah2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

8 words · 37 letters · āyah 97 of 111

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 7:23 · Al-A'raafvery close

    قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ

    They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers."

  • Quran 3:147 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    وَمَا كَانَ قَوْلَهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِىٓ أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    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…

  • Quran 26:51 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

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

  • Quran 68:30 · Al-Qalamclose

    فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ

    Then they approached one another, blaming each other.

  • Quran 40:11 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَمَتَّنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ فَٱعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ إِلَىٰ خُرُوجٍ مِّن سَبِيلٍ

    They will say, "Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us life twice, and we have confessed our sins. So is there to an exit any way?"

  • Quran 44:22 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ

    And [finally] he called to his Lord that these were a criminal people.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Yusuf 12:294 shared roots

    يُوسُفُ أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هَٰذَا وَٱسْتَغْفِرِى لِذَنۢبِكِ إِنَّكِ كُنتِ مِنَ ٱلْخَاطِـِٔينَ

    خ-ط-أذ-ن-بغ-ف-رك-و-ن

  • Yusuf 12:294 shared roots

    يُوسُفُ أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هَٰذَا وَٱسْتَغْفِرِى لِذَنۢبِكِ إِنَّكِ كُنتِ مِنَ ٱلْخَاطِـِٔينَ

    خ-ط-أذ-ن-بغ-ف-رك-و-ن

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:863 shared roots

    وَٱغْفِرْ لِأَبِىٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

    أ-ب-وغ-ف-رك-و-ن

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:314 shared roots

    قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱللَّهَ فَٱتَّبِعُونِى يُحْبِبْكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    ذ-ن-بغ-ف-رك-و-نق-و-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:513 shared roots

    إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    خ-ط-أغ-ف-رك-و-ن

  • Yusuf 12:913 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ ءَاثَرَكَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَٰطِـِٔينَ

    خ-ط-أك-و-نق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 12:97?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 12:97 include Quran 7:23 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 3:147 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 26:51 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 68:30 (Surah Al-Qalam). For example, 7:23 reads: “They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers."” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 12:97 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 12:97 (Surah Yusuf, Joseph) reads: “They said, "O our father, ask for us forgiveness of our sins; indeed, we have been sinners."”

Which surah is verse 12:97 in?

Quran 12:97 is āyah 97 of Surah Yusuf (Joseph), chapter 12 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 12:97?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 12:97 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 12:97?

Tartīl presents Quran 12:97 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.