Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
He said: "I shall ask my Sustainer to forgive you: He alone is truly forgiving, a true dispenser of grace!"
M. M. Pickthall
He said: I shall ask forgiveness for you of my Lord. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
He said: "Soon will I ask my Lord for forgiveness for you: for he is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
He said, “I will pray to my Lord for your forgiveness. He ˹alone˺ is indeed the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
Safi Kaskas
He said, “I will ask my Lord to forgive you. He alone is truly forgiving, the Mercy Giver.”
Wahiduddin Khan
He said, I shall certainly ask my Lord to forgive you. Surely, He is the Most Forgiving and Merciful
Shakir
He said: I will ask for you forgiveness from my Lord; surely He is the Forgiving, the Merciful
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
He said: I will ask forgiveness for you with my Lord. Truly, He, He is The Forgiving, The Compassionate.
T.B.Irving
He said: "I shall seek forgiveness for you from my Lord; He is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
Abdul Hye
He replied: “I will ask my Lord for forgiveness for you. Surely He! Only He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”
The Study Quran
He said, “I shall indeed seek forgiveness for you from my Lord. Truly He is Forgiving, Merciful.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
He replied, “I will seek your forgiveness from my Lord. He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”
Talal Itani (2012)
He said, 'I will ask my Lord to forgive you. He is the Forgiver, the Most Merciful.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
He said: “Soon I invoke my Nourisher-Sustainer in forgiveness for you. Verily He, only He is the Oft-Forgiving, the continuously Merciful
He replied: "Soon I will ask my Lord for your forgiveness; surely He is the One who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
He said, "Eventually I will ask my Lord to forgive you; surely He, Ever He, is The Ever-Forgiving, The Ever-Merciful."
Muhammad Sarwar
He said, "I shall ask my Lord to forgive you; He is All-forgiving and All-merciful."
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
He said, .I shall pray to my Lord to forgive you. Surely, He is the Most-Forgiving, Very-Merciful
Shabbir Ahmed
Jacob answered, "I shall ask forgiveness for you from my Sustainer. Verily, He is Forgiving, Merciful."
Dr. Munir Munshey
Said, "I will ask my Lord to forgive you. He is really the most Forgiving and the most Merciful!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
He said: "Soon I will ask my Lord for forgiveness for you: Truly! He, Only He is Often Forgiving (Ghafoor), Most Merciful (Raheem)."
He said, "I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
He said: "I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
Abdel Haleem
He replied, ‘I shall ask my Lord to forgive you: He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
He said: presently I shall pray for forgiveness for you of my Lord; verily He! only He is the Forgiving, the Merciful
Ahmed Ali
"I will ask my Lord to forgive you," he replied, "for He is forgiving and kind."
Aisha Bewley
He said, ´I will ask my Lord to pardon you. He is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.´
Ali Ünal
He said: "I will ask my Lord to forgive you. Surely He it is Who is the All-Forgiving, the All-Compassionate."
Ali Quli Qara'i
He said, ‘I shall plead with my Lord to forgive you; indeed He is the All-forgiving, the All-merciful.’
Hamid S. Aziz
He said, "I will ask pardon for you from my Lord; verily, He is the Forgiving, Merciful."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
He said: “I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord, He is indeed the forgiving, the merciful.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
He said, “Soon will I ask my Lord for forgiveness for you, for he is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Mercifully Redeeming.
Musharraf Hussain
He said, “I will seek my Lord’s forgiveness for you,” Yaqub said, “ He is the Forgiver, the Kind.
Maududi
He said: "I shall pray to my Lord for your forgiveness, for He, and indeed He alone, is Ever Forgiving, Most Merciful."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
He said: "I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
Mohammad Shafi
The father said, "I will pray to my Lord to forgive you. He is indeed Forgiving, Merciful
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
He said, 'soon I shall beg my Lord to forgive you.' He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
He said, "I will implore my Lord to forgive you; He is the Forgiver, Most Merciful."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
He said: 'I shall ask my Lord to forgive you. He is Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He said: I shall ask forgiveness for you of my Lord. Surely He is the Forgiving, the Merciful
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
He said: "I will/shall ask for forgiveness for you from my Lord, that he is the forgiving, the merciful."
Bijan Moeinian
Jacob said: “I will beg my Lord to forgive you. He is the Forgiver, Most Merciful
Faridul Haque
He said, "I shall soon seek forgiveness for you from my Lord; indeed He only is the Oft Forgiving, the Most Merciful."
Sher Ali
He said, `I will certainly ask forgiveness for you of my Lord. Surely HE is the Most Forgiving, the Merciful
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Ya‘qub (Jacob) said: ‘Soon shall I pray to my Lord for forgiveness for you. Indeed, He alone is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.
Amatul Rahman Omar
He (- Jacob) said, `I will certainly pray to my Lord to forgive you. Surely, He is the Most Forgiving, the Ever Merciful.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
He said: "I will ask my Lord for forgiveness for you, verily He! Only He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
He said, “I shall soon ask forgiveness for you from my Lord for He indeed is the Oft-Forgiving, The Most Merciful”
Munir Mezyed
He said: ‘I shall ask for your forgiveness from my Lord. Most assuredly He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful’.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
He said: I will ask my Lord for forgiveness, for He is the forgiving and merciful.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
He said, “I will ask my Lord to forgive you, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
He said, “I will ask my Lord to forgive you; indeed, He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Bestower of mercy.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
He said: "I shall seek forgiveness for you from my Lord; He is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
Samy Mahdy
He said, “I will ask my Lord to forgive you. He is Al- Ghafor (The Forgiver), Al-Raheem (The merciful to his creation and himself).”
Sayyid Qutb
He said: 'I shall pray to God to forgive you. He is certainly Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.'
Ahmed Hulusi
(Jacob) said, “I will ask forgiveness for you from my Rabb... Indeed, he is the Ghafur, the Rahim.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
He said: 'Soon I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord; He is the Forgiving, the Merciful'.
The father said: "I will invoke Allah's forgiveness; on your behalf, my Creator is indeed AL-Ghafur (the Forgiving) AL-Rahim (the Merciful)
Mir Aneesuddin
He said, “I will ask my Fosterer for protectively forgiving you, He is certainly the Protectively Forgiving, the Merciful.”
The Wise Quran
He said, 'Soon I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord; indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Compassionate.