Quran 12:72 — Yusuf, verse 72
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They replied, ‘The king’s drinking-cup is missing,’ and, ‘Whoever returns it will get a camel-load [of grain],’ and, ‘I give you my word.’
قَالُوا نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ الْمَلِكِ وَلِمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِ حِمْلُ بَعِيرٍ وَأَنَا بِهِ زَعِيمٌ
qālū nafqidu ṣuwāʿa l-maliki waliman jāa bihi ḥim'lu baʿīrin wa-anā bihi zaʿīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'We are missing the king's goblet. Whoever brings it shall receive a camel's load; that I guarantee.'
- Muhammad Asad
- They answered: "We miss the King's goblet; and he who produces it shall receive a camel-load [of grain as reward]!" And [the herald added:] "I pledge myself to this _ [promise]!"
- Sahih International
- They said, "We are missing the measure of the king. And for he who produces it is [the reward of] a camel's load, and I am responsible for it."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | نَفْقِدُnafqidu | We are missing | فقد |
| 3 | صُوَاعَṣuwāʿa | (the) cup | صوع |
| 4 | ٱلْمَلِكِl-maliki | (of) the king | ملك |
| 5 | وَلِمَنwaliman | And for (one) who | — |
| 6 | جَآءَjāa | brings | جيأ |
| 7 | بِهِۦbihi | it | — |
| 8 | حِمْلُḥim'lu | (is) a load | حمل |
| 9 | بَعِيرٍۢbaʿīrin | (of) a camel | بعر |
| 10 | وَأَنَا۠wa-anā | and I | — |
| 11 | بِهِۦbihi | for it | — |
| 12 | زَعِيمٌۭzaʿīmun | (is) responsible | زعم |