قَالُواْ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدۡ ءَاثَرَكَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَٰطِـِٔينَ
Qaloo taAllahi laqad atharaka Allahu AAalayna wain kunna lakhatieena
They said: "By Allah! indeed has Allah preferred thee above us, and we certainly have been guilty of sin!"