Mūsā عليه السلام · after harming someone in anger
I have wronged myself, so forgive me
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Sūrat Al-Qasas
28:16 - Extent
- Excerpt within the āyah, shown in full ink against dimmed framing.
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قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى فَٱغْفِرْ لِى فَغَفَرَ لَهُۥٓ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Rabbi ʾinnī ẓalamtu nafsī faghfir lī
English · Marmaduke Pickthall He said: My Lord! Lo! I have wronged my soul, so forgive me. Then He forgave him. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Musa, "Rabbim! Doğrusu kendimi ziyana uğrattım. Beni bağışla!" dedi; Allah da, onu bağışladı. Çünkü, çok bağışlayıcı, çok merhamet edici olan ancak O'dur.
When and why it was said
In the Qur’an (28:16), Musa admits his wrongdoing and asks Allah’s forgiveness.
Qurʾān 28:16
Commentary — Tafsīr al-Jalālayn
He said remorsefully ‘My Lord I have indeed wronged myself by killing him so forgive me!’ So He forgave him. Truly He is the Forgiving the Merciful that is to say the One Who has always possessed and will always possess these two attributes.
Tafsīr al-Jalālayn, al-Maḥallī and al-Suyūṭī. Translated by Feras Hamza. altafsir.com
Reflection
Admit mistakes quickly and seek Allah’s pardon.