Quran 12:35 — Yusuf, verse 35
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
In the end they thought it best, after seeing all the signs of his innocence, that they should imprison him for a while.
ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا رَأَوُا الْآيَاتِ لَيَسْجُنُنَّهُ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
thumma badā lahum min baʿdi mā ra-awū l-āyāti layasjununnahu ḥattā ḥīnin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Then it seemed good to them, after they had seen the signs, that they should imprison him for a while.
- Muhammad Asad
- For, presently it occurred to the nobleman and his household _ [even] after they had seen all the signs [of Joseph's innocence] - that they might as well imprison him for a time.
- Sahih International
- Then it appeared to them after they had seen the signs that he [i.e., al-ʿAzeez] should surely imprison him for a time.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ثُمَّthumma | Then | — |
| 2 | بَدَاbadā | (it) appeared | بدو |
| 3 | لَهُمlahum | to them | — |
| 4 | مِّنۢmin | after | — |
| 5 | بَعْدِbaʿdi | after | بعد |
| 6 | مَاmā | [what] | — |
| 7 | رَأَوُا۟ra-awū | they had seen | رأي |
| 8 | ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِl-āyāti | the signs | أيي |
| 9 | لَيَسْجُنُنَّهُۥlayasjununnahu | surely they should imprison him | سجن |
| 10 | حَتَّىٰḥattā | until | — |
| 11 | حِينٍۢḥīnin | a time | حين |