Quran 12:73 — Yusuf, verse 73
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They said, ‘By God! You must know that we did not come to make mischief in your land: we are no thieves.’
قَالُوا تَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمْ مَا جِئْنَا لِنُفْسِدَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سَارِقِينَ
qālū tal-lahi laqad ʿalim'tum mā ji'nā linuf'sida fī l-arḍi wamā kunnā sāriqīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- 'By God,' they said, 'you know well that we came not to work corruption in the land. We are not robbers.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Said [the brothers]: "By God! Well do you know that we have not come to commit deeds of corruption in this land, and that we have not been thieving!"
- Sahih International
- They said, "By Allāh, you have certainly known that we did not come to cause corruption in the land, and we have not been thieves."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | تَٱللَّهِtal-lahi | By Allah | أله |
| 3 | لَقَدْlaqad | certainly | — |
| 4 | عَلِمْتُمʿalim'tum | you know | علم |
| 5 | مَّاmā | not | — |
| 6 | جِئْنَاji'nā | we came | جيأ |
| 7 | لِنُفْسِدَlinuf'sida | that we cause corruption | فسد |
| 8 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 9 | ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍi | the land | أرض |
| 10 | وَمَاwamā | and not | — |
| 11 | كُنَّاkunnā | we are | كون |
| 12 | سَـٰرِقِينَsāriqīna | thieves | سرق |