Surah Yusuf, ayah 17
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَـٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَّنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صَـٰدِقِينَ
They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful."
Yusuf · 12:17
Word by word
- قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
- يَـٰٓأَبَانَآyāabānāO our father
- إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
- ذَهَبْنَاdhahabnā[we] went
- نَسْتَبِقُnastabiquracing each other
- وَتَرَكْنَاwataraknāand we left
- يُوسُفَyūsufaYusuf
- عِندَʿindawith
- مَتَـٰعِنَاmatāʿināour possessions
- فَأَكَلَهُfa-akalahuand ate him
- ٱلذِّئْبُ ۖl-dhi'buthe wolf
- وَمَآwamāBut not
- أَنتَantayou
- بِمُؤْمِنٍۢbimu'minin(will) believe
- لَّنَاlanāus
- وَلَوْwalaweven if
- كُنَّاkunnāwe are
- صَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīnatruthful
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