Translation of the meanings Ayah 23 Surah Al-A‘rāf - English Translation - Dr. Waleed Bleyhesh Omary - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 23

قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمۡنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمۡ تَغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَتَرۡحَمۡنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡخَٰسِرِينَ

(23) They said: “Our Lord, we have indeed wronged ourselves. Should you not forgive us and have mercy on us then we shall surely be among the losers”.^[1593]

[1593] Their immediate repentance sharply contrasts with Satan’s haughty stance upon his disobedience of God: “Adam received a few words ˹a supplication˺ from His Lord, and He forgave him; He is the All-Forgiving the Most Merciful” (2: 37). The one who sins and seeks repentance is more likely to be forgiven: “Verily Allah likes those who repeatedly repent and those who purify themselves” (2: 222).