Sura 12 Yusuf (Joseph), ayah 17
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قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا إِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوسُفَ عِنْدَ مَتَاعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ ۖ وَمَا أَنْتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صَادِقِينَ
Translation by words
- قَالُوا۟
- They said,
- يَٰٓأَبَانَآ
- "O our father!
- إِنَّا
- Indeed, we
- ذَهَبْنَا
- [we] went
- نَسْتَبِقُ
- racing each other
- وَتَرَكْنَا
- and we left
- يُوسُفَ
- Yusuf
- عِندَ
- with
- مَتَٰعِنَا
- our possessions,
- فَأَكَلَهُ
- and ate him
- ٱلذِّئْبُ
- the wolf.
- وَمَآ
- But not
- أَنتَ
- you
- بِمُؤْمِنٍ
- (will) believe
- لَّنَا
- us,
- وَلَوْ
- even if
- كُنَّا
- we are
- صَٰدِقِينَ
- truthful."
They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful."
12:17
Translation: Saheeh International