¹  They begged, “O our father! Pray for the forgiveness of our sins. We have certainly been sinful.”  Dr. Mustafa Khattab

²  [His sons] answered: "O our father! Ask God to forgive us our sins, for, verily, we were sinners."  Muhammad Asad

³  They said, “Father, pray for the forgiveness of our sins; we were indeed at fault.”  Talal Itani

⁴  They said: "Father! Pray for the forgiveness of our sins; we were truly guilty."  Maududi

⁵  They said: O our father! Ask forgiveness (from Allah) for our sins, indeed we have been sinners.  Muhsin Khan

⁶  The [brothers] said, ‘Father, ask God to forgive our sins- we were truly in the wrong.’  Muhammad Abdel Haleem

⁷  They said: O our father! Ask forgiveness for us for our impieties. Truly, we had been ones who are inequitable.  Dr.Leila Bakhtiar

⁸  They said: O our father! Ask forgiveness of our sins for us, for lo! we were sinful.  Marmaduke Pickthall

⁹  They said, "O our father, ask for us forgiveness of our sins; indeed, we have been sinners."  Sahih Int.

¹⁰  They said: "O our father! ask for us forgiveness for our sins, for we were truly at fault."  Yusuf Ali

¹¹  they said, "o our father! ask forgiveness for us (of) our sins. indeed, we have been sinners."  Word by Word