Quran 12:61 — Yusuf, verse 61
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They said, ‘We shall do all we can to persuade his father to send him with us, indeed we shall.’
قَالُوا سَنُرَاوِدُ عَنْهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَاعِلُونَ
qālū sanurāwidu ʿanhu abāhu wa-innā lafāʿilūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'We will solicit him of our father; that we will do.'
- Muhammad Asad
- They answered: "We shall try to persuade his father to part with him, and, verily, we shall do [our utmost]!"
- Sahih International
- They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from [keeping] him, and indeed, we will do [it]."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | سَنُرَٰوِدُsanurāwidu | We will try to get permission | رود |
| 3 | عَنْهُʿanhu | for him | — |
| 4 | أَبَاهُabāhu | (from) his father | أبو |
| 5 | وَإِنَّاwa-innā | and indeed we | — |
| 6 | لَفَـٰعِلُونَlafāʿilūna | surely will do | فعل |