إِذْ قَالُوا۟ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)idh qaaloo layoosufu wa'akhoohu ahabbu ilaa abeenaa minnaa wanahnu 'usbatun inna abaanaa lafee dalaalin mubeen
DIN 31635ʾiḏ qālū layūsufu waʾaḫūhu ʾaḥabbu ʾilā ʾabīnā minnā wanaḥnu ʿuṣbatun ʾinna ʾabānā lafī ḍalālin mubīnin
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When they said, "Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we are, although we are a whole group. Our father is obviously in the wrong.
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
When they said: Verily Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we are, many though we be. Lo! our father is in plain aberration
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
When they said, 'Surely, Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we, a band although we be; verily, our father is in obvious error
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
When they said, "Surely better loved by our Father, than we, who are more in number, is Joseph and his brother; verily, our father hath clearly erred
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
when they said to one another, Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we, who are the greater number: Our father certainly maketh a wrong judgment
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
Kur (vëllezërit e tij) thanë: "Jusufi dhe vëllai i tij[2] janë më të dashur se ne për babanë tonë, ndërkohë që ne jemi grup i fortë. S'ka dyshim se babai ynë është në lajthitje të qartë.
(স্মরণ করো) যখন তারা (ইউসুফের সৎ ভাইয়েরা) বলেছিল: ‘নিশ্চয় ইউসুফ ও তার (সহোদর) ভাই (বিনইয়ামিন) আমাদের পিতার নিকট আমাদের চেয়ে অধিক প্রিয়; অথচ আমরা (দশ ভাই) বৃহৎ সংখ্যার একটি দল। নিশ্চয় আমাদের পিতা সুস্পষ্ট ভুলের মধ্যে আছেন।’
Kada oni rekoše: "Jusuf i brat njegov draži su našem ocu od nas, a mi smo grupa. Naš otac je, zaista, u zabludi očitoj.
Kada oni rekoše: "Josip i brat njegov draži su našem ocu od nas, a mi smo grupa. Naš otac je, zaista, u zabludi očitoj.
tuma nde ɓe mbi'noo: "Pellet ko Yuusufa e neene-gooto(musiɗɗo )mun on ɓuraa yiɗeede ka ben-men dii enen, enen le ko en jamaa ɗuuɗuɓe. Pellet baabamen wonii e majjere ɓanngunde".
და აი, თქვეს: «იუსუფი და მისი ძმა მამაჩვენისთვის ჩვენზე უფრო საყვარელნი არიან, მაშინ როცა ჩვენ ძლიერი ჯგუფი ვართ. უეჭველად, მამაჩვენი აშკარა გზააბნეულობაშია.
Als sie (also seine Brüder) sagten: „Yusuf und sein Bruder sind ja unserem Vater lieber als wir, obwohl wir doch eine (ansehnliche) Schar sind. Wahrlich, unser Vater befindet sich ja in deutlichem Irrtum.
(Ανάφερε, ω, Προφήτη) όταν είπαν (οι αδελφοί του Ιωσήφ μεταξύ τους): «Στ' αλήθεια, ο Ιωσήφ και ο αδελφός του (Μπέντζαμιν, τα ετεροθαλή αδέλφια μας) είναι πιο αγαπητοί στον πατέρα μας από μας, αν κι είμαστε μία ομάδα τόσων πολλών! Πράγματι, ο πατέρας μας κάνει ξεκάθαρα λάθος!
जब उन (भाइयों) ने कहा : यूसुफ़ और उसका भाई हमारे पिता को, हमसे अधिक प्रिय हैं। जबकि हम एक गिरोह हैं। वास्तव में, हमारे पिता खुली गुमराही में हैं।
Quando dissero: «Di sicuro Yūsuf e il suo fratello sono più cari a nostro padre di noi, e noi siamo un gruppo forte! In verità nostro padre è in chiara perdizione!
8. Kai jie sakė: „Iš tiesų, Jusufas (Juozapas) ir jo brolis (Bendžaminas) yra brangesni mūsų tėvui nei mes, nors esame mes stipri grupė. Iš tiesų, mūsų tėvas yra aiškioje klaidoje.
Yeroo (obboleeyyan Yuusuf) jedhan: “Dhugumatti, Yuusufiifi obboleessi isaa (tiruun) nurra gara abbaa keenyaatti jaalatamoodha, odoo nuti garee taanee jirru (akkamitti isaan nurra jaalata?), abbaan keenya dogoggora ifa bahaa keessa jira.
Вот они сказали: «Несомненно, Юсуф и его брат более любимы нашим отцом, чем мы, а ведь нас — целая группа. Воистину, наш отец пребывает в явном заблуждении.
Када они рекоше: „Јосиф и његов брат су дражи нашем оцу од нас, а нас је читава скупина. Наш отац је, заиста, у очигледној заблуди.
Pale waliposema: Hakika Yusuf na kakaye wanapendwa zaidi na baba yetu kuliko sisi, ilhali sisi ni kikundi chenye nguvu. Hakika baba yetu yuko katika upotovu wa dhahiri.
Minns när de sa: ”Josef och hans bror är mer älskade av vår far än vi, trots att vi är en hel skara! Vår far har gjort ett uppenbart misstag.
Kardeşleri dediler ki: ''Biz kalabalık bir topluluk olduğumuz halde, Yûsuf ve kardeşi (Bünyamin) babamıza bizden daha sevgilidir. Doğrusu babamız açık bir yanılgı içindedir.''
جب کہ انہوں نے کہا کہ یوسف اور اس کا بھائی[1] بہ نسبت ہمارے، باپ کو بہت زیاده پیارے ہیں حاﻻنکہ ہم (طاقتور) جماعت [2]ہیں کوئی شک نہیں کہ ہمارے ابا صریح غلطی میں ہیں.[3]
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وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَجْتَبِيكَ رَبُّكَ وَيُعَلِّمُكَ مِن تَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ وَيُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُۥ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَىٰٓ ءَالِ يَعْقُوبَ كَمَآ أَتَمَّهَا عَلَىٰٓ أَبَوَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wakadhaalika yajtabeeka rabbuka wayu'allimuka min ta'weeli l-'ahaadeethi wayutimmu ni'matahu 'alayka wa'alaa aali ya'qooba kamaa atammahaa 'alaa abawayka min qablu ibraaheema wa'ishaaqa inna rabbaka 'aleemun hakeem
DIN 31635wakaḏālika yaǧtabīka rabbuka wayuʿallimuka min taʾwīli l-ʾaḥādīṯi wayutimmu niʿmatahu ʿalayka waʿalā ʾāli yaʿqūba kamā ʾatammahā ʿalā ʾabawayka min qablu ʾibrāhīma waʾisḥāqa ʾinna rabbaka ʿalīmun ḥakīmun
And thus your Lord will choose you, and will teach you the interpretation of events, and will complete His blessing upon you and upon the family of Jacob, as He has completed it before upon your forefathers Abraham and Isaac. Your Lord is Knowing and Wise.
Thus thy Lord will prefer thee and will teach thee the interpretation of events, and will perfect His grace upon thee and upon the family of Jacob as He perfected it upon thy forefathers, Abraham and Isaac. Lo! thy Lord is Knower, Wise
Thus does thy Lord choose thee, and teach thee the interpretation of sayings, and fulfill His favour upon thee, and upon Jacob's people, as He fulfilled it upon thy two forefathers before thee, Abraham and Isaac,- verily, thy Lord is knowing, wise
It is thus that thy Lord shall choose thee and will teach thee the interpretation of dark saying, and will perfect his favours on thee and on the family of Jacob, as of old he perfected it on thy fathers Abraham and Isaac; verily thy Lord is Knowing, Wise
And thus, according to thy dream, shall thy Lord choose thee, and teach thee the interpretation of dark sayings, and He shall accomplish his favour upon thee and upon the family of Jacob, as He hath formerly accomplished it upon thy fathers Abraham and Isaac; for thy Lord is knowing and wise
لَّقَدْ كَانَ فِى يُوسُفَ وَإِخْوَتِهِۦٓ ءَايَٰتٌ لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)laqad kaana fee yoosufa wa'ikhwatihi aayaatun lilssaa'ileen
DIN 31635laqad kāna fī yūsufa waʾiḫwatihi ʾāyātun lilssāʾilīna
In Joseph and his brothers are lessons for the seekers.
Verily in Joseph and his brethren are signs (of Allah's Sovereignty) for the inquiring
In Joseph and his brethren were signs to those who enquire
Now in JOSEPH and his brethren are signs for the enquirers
Surely in the history of Joseph and his brethren there are signs of God's providence to the inquisitive
12:8 — the verse above
ٱقْتُلُوا۟ يُوسُفَ أَوِ ٱطْرَحُوهُ أَرْضًا يَخْلُ لَكُمْ وَجْهُ أَبِيكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ قَوْمًا صَٰلِحِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)uqtuloo yoosufa awi trahoohu ardan yakhlu lakum wajhu abeekum watakoonoo min ba'dihi qawman saaliheen
DIN 31635uqtulū yūsufa ʾawi ṭraḥūhu ʾarḍan yaḫlu lakum waǧhu ʾabīkum watakūnū min baʿdihi qawman ṣāliḥīna
The translators word this verse differently
"Kill Joseph, or throw him somewhere in the land, and your father's attention will be yours. Afterwards, you will be decent people."
(One said): Kill Joseph or cast him to some (other) land, so that your father's favour may be all for you, and (that) ye may afterward be righteous folk
Slay Joseph, or cast him in some land; that your father's face may be free for you, and ye may be, after he is gone, a people who do right
Slay ye Joseph! or drive him to some other land, and on you alone shall your father's face be set! and after this, ye shall live as upright persons
Wherefore slay Joseph, or drive him into some distant or desert part of the earth, and the face of your father shall be cleared towards you; and ye shall afterwards be people of integrity
قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ لَا تَقْتُلُوا۟ يُوسُفَ وَأَلْقُوهُ فِى غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلْجُبِّ يَلْتَقِطْهُ بَعْضُ ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ إِن كُنتُمْ فَٰعِلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala qaa'ilun minhum laa taqtuloo yoosufa wa'alqoohu fee ghayaabati l-jubbi yaltaqithu ba'du s-sayyaarati in kuntum faa'ileen
DIN 31635qāla qāʾilun minhum lā taqtulū yūsufa waʾalqūhu fī ġayābati l-ǧubbi yaltaqiṭhu baʿḍu s-sayyārati ʾin kuntum fāʿilīna
One of them said, "Do not kill Joseph, but throw him into the bottom of the well; some caravan may pick him up-if you must do something."
One among them said: Kill not Joseph but, if ye must be doing, fling him into the depth of the pit; some caravan will find him
A speaker from amongst them spake, 'Slay not Joseph, but throw him into the bottom of the pit; some of the travellers may pick him up, if so ye do
One of them said, "Slay not Joseph, but cast him down to the bottom of the well: if ye do so, some wayfarers will take him up
One of them spoke and said; slay not Joseph, but throw him to the bottom of the well; and some travellers will take him up, if ye do this
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إِذْ قَالُوا لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰ أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ
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