Sura 12 Yusuf (Joseph), ayah 77
-
قَالُوا إِنْ يَسْرِقْ فَقَدْ سَرَقَ أَخٌ لَهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ ۚ فَأَسَرَّهَا يُوسُفُ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَلَمْ يُبْدِهَا لَهُمْ ۚ قَالَ أَنْتُمْ شَرٌّ مَكَانًا ۖ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُونَ
Translation by words
- قَالُوٓا۟
- They said,
- إِن
- "If
- يَسْرِقْ
- he steals -
- فَقَدْ
- then verily
- سَرَقَ
- stole
- أَخٌ
- a brother
- لَّهُۥ
- of his
- مِن
- before."
- قَبْلُ
- before."
- فَأَسَرَّهَا
- But Yusuf kept it secret
- يُوسُفُ
- But Yusuf kept it secret
- فِى
- within
- نَفْسِهِۦ
- himself,
- وَلَمْ
- and (did) not
- يُبْدِهَا
- reveal it
- لَهُمْ
- to them.
- قَالَ
- He said,
- أَنتُمْ
- "You
- شَرٌّ
- (are the) worse
- مَّكَانًا
- (in) position,
- وَٱللَّهُ
- and Allah
- أَعْلَمُ
- knows best
- بِمَا
- of what
- تَصِفُونَ
- you describe."
They said, "If he steals - a brother of his has stolen before." But Joseph kept it within himself and did not reveal it to them. He said, "You are worse in position, and Allah is most knowing of what you describe."
12:77
Translation: Saheeh International