Quran 12:74 — Yusuf, verse 74
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They asked them, ‘And if we find that you are lying, what penalty shall we apply to you?’
قَالُوا فَمَا جَزَاؤُهُ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ كَاذِبِينَ
qālū famā jazāuhu in kuntum kādhibīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'And what shall be its recompense if you are liars?'
- Muhammad Asad
- [The Egyptians] said: "But what shall be the requital of this [deed] if you are [proved to be] liars?"
- Sahih International
- They [the accusers] said, "Then what would be its recompense if you should be liars?"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | فَمَاfamā | Then what | — |
| 3 | جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥٓjazāuhu | (will be the) recompense (of) it | جزي |
| 4 | إِنin | if | — |
| 5 | كُنتُمْkuntum | you are | كون |
| 6 | كَـٰذِبِينَkādhibīna | liars | كذب |