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Surah Yusuf, ayah 77

۞ قَالُوٓا۟ إِن يَسْرِقْ فَقَدْ سَرَقَ أَخٌ لَّهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ ۚ فَأَسَرَّهَا يُوسُفُ فِى نَفْسِهِۦ وَلَمْ يُبْدِهَا لَهُمْ ۚ قَالَ أَنتُمْ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا ۖ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُونَ

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."

Yusuf · 12:77

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  1. ۞ قَالُوٓا۟qālūThey said
  2. إِنinIf
  3. يَسْرِقْyasriqhe steals
  4. فَقَدْfaqadthen verily
  5. سَرَقَsaraqastole
  6. أَخٌۭakhuna brother
  7. لَّهُۥlahuof his
  8. مِنminbefore
  9. قَبْلُ ۚqablubefore
  10. فَأَسَرَّهَاfa-asarrahāBut Yusuf kept it secret
  11. يُوسُفُyūsufuBut Yusuf kept it secret
  12. فِىfīwithin
  13. نَفْسِهِۦnafsihihimself
  14. وَلَمْwalamand (did) not
  15. يُبْدِهَاyub'dihāreveal it
  16. لَهُمْ ۚlahumto them
  17. قَالَqālaHe said
  18. أَنتُمْantumYou
  19. شَرٌّۭsharrun(are the) worse
  20. مَّكَانًۭا ۖmakānan(in) position
  21. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuand Allah
  22. أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows best
  23. بِمَاbimāof what
  24. تَصِفُونَtaṣifūnayou describe

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