Tafsir of Surah At-Tur 52:28
﴿إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْبَرُّ الرَّحِيمُ﴾
Translation of the meaning
Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."
English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.comThe words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.
Imam Ibn al-Qayyim
فهذا دعاء العبادة المتضمن للسؤال رغبة ورهبة والمعنى إنا كنا من قبل نخلص له العبادة«بدائع الفوائد» 3/5