Quran 12:17 — Yusuf, verse 17
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They said, ‘We went off racing one another, leaving Joseph behind with our things, and a wolf ate him. You will not believe us, though we are telling the truth!’
قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا إِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوسُفَ عِنْدَ مَتَاعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ ۖ وَمَا أَنْتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صَادِقِينَ
qālū yāabānā innā dhahabnā nastabiqu wataraknā yūsufa ʿinda matāʿinā fa-akalahu l-dhi'bu wamā anta bimu'minin lanā walaw kunnā ṣādiqīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'Father, we went running races, and left Joseph behind with our things; so the wolf ate him. But thou wouldst never believe us, though we spoke truly.'
- Muhammad Asad
- [and] said: "O our father! Behold, we went off racing with one another, and left Joseph behind with our things; and thereupon the wolf devoured him! But [we know that] thou wouldst not believe us even though we speak the truth" -
- Sahih International
- 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."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | يَـٰٓأَبَانَآyāabānā | O our father | أبو |
| 3 | إِنَّاinnā | Indeed, we | — |
| 4 | ذَهَبْنَاdhahabnā | [we] went | ذهب |
| 5 | نَسْتَبِقُnastabiqu | racing each other | سبق |
| 6 | وَتَرَكْنَاwataraknā | and we left | ترك |
| 7 | يُوسُفَyūsufa | Yusuf | — |
| 8 | عِندَʿinda | with | عند |
| 9 | مَتَـٰعِنَاmatāʿinā | our possessions | متع |
| 10 | فَأَكَلَهُfa-akalahu | and ate him | أكل |
| 11 | ٱلذِّئْبُ ۖl-dhi'bu | the wolf | ذأب |
| 12 | وَمَآwamā | But not | — |
| 13 | أَنتَanta | you | — |
| 14 | بِمُؤْمِنٍۢbimu'minin | (will) believe | أمن |
| 15 | لَّنَاlanā | us | — |
| 16 | وَلَوْwalaw | even if | — |
| 17 | كُنَّاkunnā | we are | كون |
| 18 | صَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīna | truthful | صدق |