أستغفر الله
astaghfiru Allah
astaghfirullah is the English phrase for the Arabic expression أستغفر الله (astaghfiru Allah).
This phrase is used for seeking forgiveness from Allah, emphasizing repentance and acknowledging human flaws. It functions both as a sincere prayer for forgiveness and as an exclamation of shock, disapproval or dismay when encountering something sinful or unpleasant.
Meaning: Translations (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally means 'I seek forgiveness from God'. The first word أستغفر (astaghfiru) is in the first-person singular present tense, which indicates that the speaker is the one performing the action of seeking forgiveness.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word أستغفر is in the first-person singular present tense, which marks the speaker as the person seeking forgiveness.
How do you pronounce it?
astaghfiru Allah
Did you know?
- Although it means 'I seek forgiveness', using it in response to someone else's action is a way of saying 'God forbid' or 'may God protect us from this'.
- The name الله is linguistically related to the Aramaic word ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ (ālāhā), which was used in the same regions long before the rise of Islam.
- While used as a prayer, people often use أستغفر الله as a verbal 'eye roll' to express frustration with someone's bad behavior or to signal that a situation is absurd.
Examples in context
- أستغفر الله.Astaghfirullah.This example shows the use of أستغفر الله as a standalone expression.Tatoeba #3106683 by mhenderson5, translation #9230833 by shekitten
- أستغفر الله، لقد نسيت مفتاحي بالداخل.astaghfirullah, laqad nasitu miftahi bil-dakhil.Astaghfirullah, I forgot my key inside.
- أستغفر الله من هذا الخطأ.astaghfirullah min hadha al-khata'.I seek forgiveness from God for this mistake.
Example conversation
Nour and Ahmed are talking about a mistake made at work.
- نور Nourلقد نسيت إرسال الملف يا أحمد.Laqad nasitu irsal al-milaf ya Ahmed.I forgot to send the file, Ahmed.
- أحمد Ahmedأستغفر الله، هذا خطأ كبير جداً.Astaghfirullah, hadha khata' kabir jiddan.Oh my God, this is a very big mistake.
- نور Nourسأقوم بإرساله الآن فوراً.Sa-aqumu bi-irsalihi al-an fawran.I will send it right now.
- أحمد Ahmedحسناً يا نور، أسرعي من فضلك.Hasanan ya Nour, asri'i min fadlik.Alright Nour, please hurry up.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries الله, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
