Ādam عليه السلام · after doing something you cannot justify
We have wronged ourselves
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Sūrat Al-A'raaf
7:23 - Extent
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قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ
Rabbanā ẓalamnā ʾanfusanā wa-ʾin lam taghfir lanā wa-tarḥamnā lanakūnanna mina al-khāsirīna
English · Marmaduke Pickthall They said: Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If thou forgive us not and have not mercy on us, surely we are of the lost!
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Dediler ki: "Ey Rabbimiz! Biz kendimize zulmettik, eğer bizi bağışlamaz ve bize rahmetinle muamele etmezsen muhakkak ziyana uğrayacaklardan oluruz!"
When and why it was said
In the Qur’an (7:23), Adam and Hawwa turn to Allah, admitting their wrong and asking for forgiveness and mercy.
Qurʾān 7:23
Commentary — Tafsīr al-Jalālayn
They said ‘Our Lord we have wronged ourselves by our act of disobedience and if You do not forgive us and have mercy on us we shall surely be among the lost’.
Tafsīr al-Jalālayn, al-Maḥallī and al-Suyūṭī. Translated by Feras Hamza. altafsir.com
Reflection
Use this dua to own mistakes and ask Allah’s mercy without excuses.