قَالُوا تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ ءَاثَرَكَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَـٰطِـِٔينَ

Qaloo tallahi laqad atharakaAllahu AAalayna wa-in kunna lakhati-een

They said, "By Allāh, certainly has Allāh preferred you over us, and indeed, we have been sinners."