Quran 12:77 — Yusuf, verse 77
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
[His brothers] said, ‘If he is a thief then his brother was a thief before him,’ but Joseph kept his secrets and did not reveal anything to them. He said, ‘You are in a far worse situation. God knows best the truth of what you claim.’
قَالُوا إِنْ يَسْرِقْ فَقَدْ سَرَقَ أَخٌ لَهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ ۚ فَأَسَرَّهَا يُوسُفُ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَلَمْ يُبْدِهَا لَهُمْ ۚ قَالَ أَنْتُمْ شَرٌّ مَكَانًا ۖ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُونَ
qālū in yasriq faqad saraqa akhun lahu min qablu fa-asarrahā yūsufu fī nafsihi walam yub'dihā lahum qāla antum sharrun makānan wal-lahu aʿlamu bimā taṣifūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'If he is a thief, a brother of his was a thief before.' But Joseph secreted it in his soul and disclosed it not to them, saying, 'You are in a worse case; God knows very well what you are describing.'
- Muhammad Asad
- [As soon as the cup came to light out of Benjamin's bag, the brothers] exclaimed: "If he has stolen-well, a brother of his used to steal afore-time!" Thereupon Joseph said to himself, without revealing his thought to them: "You are far worse in this respect, and God is fully aware of what you are saying.
- Sahih International
- They said, "If he steals - a brother of his has stolen before." But Joseph kept it within himself and did not reveal it to them. He said, "You are worse in position, and Allāh is most knowing of what you describe."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ قَالُوٓا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | إِنin | If | — |
| 3 | يَسْرِقْyasriq | he steals | سرق |
| 4 | فَقَدْfaqad | then verily | — |
| 5 | سَرَقَsaraqa | stole | سرق |
| 6 | أَخٌۭakhun | a brother | أخو |
| 7 | لَّهُۥlahu | of his | — |
| 8 | مِنmin | before | — |
| 9 | قَبْلُ ۚqablu | before | قبل |
| 10 | فَأَسَرَّهَاfa-asarrahā | But Yusuf kept it secret | سرر |
| 11 | يُوسُفُyūsufu | But Yusuf kept it secret | — |
| 12 | فِىfī | within | — |
| 13 | نَفْسِهِۦnafsihi | himself | نفس |
| 14 | وَلَمْwalam | and (did) not | — |
| 15 | يُبْدِهَاyub'dihā | reveal it | بدو |
| 16 | لَهُمْ ۚlahum | to them | — |
| 17 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 18 | أَنتُمْantum | You | — |
| 19 | شَرٌّۭsharrun | (are the) worse | شرر |
| 20 | مَّكَانًۭا ۖmakānan | (in) position | كون |
| 21 | وَٱللَّهُwal-lahu | and Allah | أله |
| 22 | أَعْلَمُaʿlamu | knows best | علم |
| 23 | بِمَاbimā | of what | — |
| 24 | تَصِفُونَtaṣifūna | you describe | وصف |