وَجَآءُوٓ أَبَاهُمْ عِشَآءً يَبْكُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wajaa'oo abaahum 'ishaa'an yabkoon
DIN 31635waǧāʾū ʾabāhum ʿišāʾan yabkūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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And they came to their father in the evening weeping.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
And they came weeping to their father in the evening
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And they came to their father at eve and weeping
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And they came at nightfall to their father weeping
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And they came to their father at even, weeping
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
E, në mbrëmje erdhën te babai i tyre duke qarë.
আর (ইউসুফকে কূপে ফেলে দিয়ে) তারা (ষড়যন্ত্রকে গোপন রাখার জন্য ভান করে) রাতের প্রথম ভাগে কাঁদতে কাঁদতে তাদের পিতার নিকট আসলো।
I uvečer dođoše svom ocu plačući.
I uvečer dođoše svom ocu plačući.
Ɓe ngrti ka baaba maɓɓe kiikiiɗe heɓe woya .
და საღამო ხანს მოვიდნენ მამასთან ატირებულნი.
Und sie kamen zu ihrem Vater weinend am (späten) Abend.
Και ήρθαν στον πατέρα τους το βράδυ κλαίγοντας.
और वे इशा के वक़्त रोते हुए अपने पिता के पास आए।
E la sera tornarono dal loro padre piangendo.
16. Ir jie grįžo pas savo tėvą ankstyvą naktį verkdami.
(Isaanis) abbaa isaanii bira dhufan galgala booyaatiin. [7]
И они пришли к своему отцу вечером, плача.
И увече дођоше свом оцу плачући.
Wakamjia baba yao usiku wakilia.
På kvällen kom de gråtande tillbaka till sin far.
Akşam, ağlaya ağlaya babalarına geldiler.
اور عشا کے وقت (وه سب) اپنے باپ کے پاس روتے ہوئے پہنچے.
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قَالُوا۟ لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo la'in akalahu dh-dhi'bu wanahnu 'usbatun innaa idhan lakhaasiroon
DIN 31635qālū laʾin ʾakalahu ḏ-ḏiʾbu wanaḥnu ʿuṣbatun ʾinnā ʾiḏan laḫāsirūna
They said, "If the wolf ate him, and we are many, we would be good for nothing."
They said: If the wolf should devour him when we are (so strong) a band, then surely we should have already perished
Said they, 'Why, if the wolf should devour him while we are (such) a band, verily, we then should deserve to lose
They said, "Surely if the wolf devour him, and we so many, we must in that case be weak indeed
They said, surely if the wolf devour him, when there are so many of us, we shall be weak indeed
فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَأَجْمَعُوٓا۟ أَن يَجْعَلُوهُ فِى غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلْجُبِّ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم بِأَمْرِهِمْ هَٰذَا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falammaa dhahaboo bihi wa'ajma'oo an yaj'aloohu fee ghayaabati l-jubbi wa'awhaynaa ilayhi latunabbi'annahum bi'amrihim haadhaa wahum laa yash'uroon
DIN 31635falammā ḏahabū bihi waʾaǧmaʿū ʾan yaǧʿalūhu fī ġayābati l-ǧubbi waʾawḥaynā ʾilayhi latunabbiʾannahum biʾamrihim hāḏā wahum lā yašʿurūna
The translators word this verse differently
So they went away with him, and agreed to put him at the bottom of the well. And We inspired him, "You will inform them of this deed of theirs when they are unaware."
Then, when they led him off, and were of one mind that they should place him in the depth of the pit, We inspired in him: Thou wilt tell them of this deed of theirs when they know (thee) not
And when they had gone off with him and agreed to put him in the depths of the pit, and we inspired him, 'Thou shalt surely inform them of this affair of theirs and they shall not perceive
And when they went away with him they agreed to place him at the bottom of the well. And We revealed to him, "Thou wilt yet tell them of this their deed, when they shall not know thee
And when they had carried him with them, and agreed to set him at the bottom of the well, they executed their design: And We sent a revelation unto him, saying, thou shalt hereafter declare this their action unto them; and they shall not perceive thee to be Joseph
12:16 — the verse above
قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَّنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صَٰدِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo yaa abaanaa innaa dhahabnaa nastabiqu wataraknaa yoosufa 'inda mataa'inaa fa'akalahu dh-dhi'bu wamaa anta bimu'minin lanaa walaw kunnaa saadiqeen
DIN 31635qālū yā ʾabānā ʾinnā ḏahabnā nastabiqu wataraknā yūsufa ʿinda matāʿinā faʾakalahu ḏ-ḏiʾbu wamā ʾanta bimuʾminin lanā walaw kunnā ṣādiqīna
They said, "O father, we went off racing one another, and left Joseph by our belongings; and the wolf ate him. But you will not believe us, even though we are being truthful."
Saying: O our father! We went racing one with another, and left Joseph by our things, and the wolf devoured him, and thou believest not our saying even when we speak the truth
said, 'O our father! verily, we went forth to race and left Joseph by our goods, and the wolf devoured him,- but thou wilt not believe us, truth tellers though we be
They said, "O our Father! of a truth, we went to run races, and we left Joseph with our clothes, and the wolf devoured him: but thou wilt not believe us even though we speak the truth
and said, father, we went and ran races with one another, and we left Joseph with our baggage, and the wolf hath devoured him; but thou wilt not believe us, although we speak the truth
وَجَآءُو عَلَىٰ قَمِيصِهِۦ بِدَمٍ كَذِبٍ قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًا فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wajaa'oo 'alaa qameesihi bidamin kadhibin qaala bal sawwalat lakum anfusukum amran fasabrun jameelun wallaahu l-musta'aanu 'alaa maa tasifoon
DIN 31635waǧāʾū ʿalā qamīṣihi bidamin kaḏibin qāla bal sawwalat lakum ʾanfusukum ʾamran faṣabrun ǧamīlun wallāhu l-mustaʿānu ʿalā mā taṣifūna
The translators word this verse differently
And they brought his shirt, with fake blood on it. He said, "Your souls enticed you to do something. But patience is beautiful, and God is my Help against what you describe."
And they came with false blood on his shirt. He said: Nay, but your minds have beguiled you into something. (My course is) comely patience. And Allah it is Whose help is to be sought in that (predicament) which ye describe
And they brought his shirt with lying blood upon it. Said he, 'Nay, but your souls have induced you to do this; but patience is fair! and God is He whom I ask for aid against that which ye describe
And they brought his shirt with false blood upon it. He said, "Nay, but yourselves have managed this affair. But patience is seemly: and the help of God is to be implored that I may bear what you tell me
And they produced his inner garment stained with false blood. Jacob answered, nay, but ye your selves have contrived the thing for your own sakes: However patience is most becoming, and God's assistance is to be implored to enable me to support the misfortune which ye relate
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وَجَاءُوا أَبَاهُمْ عِشَاءً يَبْكُونَ
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