Surah Al A'raf Tafseer

وَلَمَّا سُقِطَ فَي أَيْدِيهِمْ

And when they regretted,

and felt sorrow for their action,

وَرَأَوْاْ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ ضَلُّواْ قَالُواْ

لَيِن لَّمْ يَرْحَمْنَا رَبُّنَا وَيَغْفِرْ لَنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

and saw that they had gone astray, they said:"If our Lord have not mercy upon us and forgive us, we will certainly become among the losers."

or among the destroyed ones. This was their recognition of their sin and their way of seeking salvation from Allah the Most Mighty and Majestic