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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [12:47] | Qala tazraAAoona sabAAa sineenadaaban fama hasadtum fatharoohu feesunbulihi illa qaleelan mimma ta/kuloona |  قال تزرعون سبع سنين دأبا فما حصدتم فذروه في سنبله إلا قليلا مما تأكلونقَالَ تَزْرَعُونَ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ دَأَبًا فَمَا حَصَدتُّمْ فَذَرُوهُ فِي سُنْبُلِهِ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً مِّمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | یوسف (علیہ السلام) نے کہا: تم لوگ دائمی عادت کے مطابق مسلسل سات برس تک کاشت کرو گے سو جو کھیتی تم کاٹا کرو گے اسے اس کے خوشوں (ہی) میں (ذخیرہ کے طور پر) رکھتے رہنا مگر تھوڑا سا (نکال لینا) جسے تم (ہر سال) کھا لو | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | (Joseph) said: "For seven years shall ye diligently sow as is your wont: and the harvests that ye reap, ye shall leave them in the ear,- except a little, of which ye shall eat.
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| Ahmed Ali | کہا تم سات برس لگاتار کھیتی کرو گے پھر جو کاٹو تو اسے اس کے خوشوں میں رہن ے دو مگر تھوڑا سا جو تم کھاؤ | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | کہا تم کھیتی کرو گے سات برس لگارتار تو جو کاٹو اسے اس کی بال میں رہنے دو مگر تھوڑا جتنا کھالو | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | یُوسف نے کہا: کھیتی باڑی کرو گے تم سات سال تک لگاتار پھرجو فصل کاٹو تم تو اسے رہنے دینا اس کی بالوں میں سوائے تھوڑی مقدار کے، جس میں سے تم کھاؤ گے۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | انہوں نے کہا کہ تم لوگ سات سال متواتر کھیتی کرتے رہوگے تو جو (غلّہ) کاٹو تو تھوڑے سے غلّے کے سوا جو کھانے میں آئے اسے خوشوں میں ہی رہنے دینا | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | کہا تم کھیتی کرو گے سات برس جم کر سو جو کاٹو اس کو چھوڑ دو اس کی بال میں مگر تھوڑا سا جو تم کھاؤ | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | یوسفؑ نے کہا "سات بر س تک لگاتار تم لوگ کھیتی باڑی کرتے رہو گے اس دوران میں جو فصلیں تم کاٹو اُن میں سے بس تھوڑا ساحصہ، جو تمہاری خوراک کے کام آئے، نکالو اور باقی کو اس کی بالوں ہی میں رہنے دو | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | He said: "You sow/seed/plant seven years habitually/consistently, so what you harvested/gathered, so leave it in its ear/spike (of corn, barley etc.), except little from what you eat." | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | (Joseph) said: "For seven years shall ye diligently sow as is your wont: and the harvests that ye reap, ye shall leave them in the ear,- except a little, of which ye shall eat. | ||||||
| Pickthal | He said: Ye shall sow seven years as usual, but that which ye reap, leave it in the ear, all save a little which ye eat. | ||||||
| Arberry | He said, 'You shall sow seven years after your wont; what you have harvested leave in the ear, excepting a little whereof you eat. | ||||||
| Shakir | He said: You shall sow for seven years continuously, then what you reap leave it in its ear except a little of which you eat. | ||||||
| Sarwar | (Joseph) said, "Cultivate your lands for seven years as usual and preserve the produce with its ears each year except the little amount that you will consume. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | [Joseph] said, "You will plant for seven years consecutively; and what you harvest leave in its spikes, except a little from which you will eat. | ||||||
| Malik | He replied: "You will cultivate for seven consecutive years. During this time you should leave the corn you reap in the ear, except what may be sufficient for your food. [47] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | He said: You shall sow for seven years as usual, then that which you reap, leave it in its ear, except a little which you eat. | ||||||
| Free Minds | He said: "You will plant regularly for seven years, and whatever you harvest you must leave it in its pods, except for the little that you will eat." | ||||||
| Qaribullah | He replied: 'You shall sow for seven years as is your way. Leave in the ear (of corn) you reap, except a little which you eat. | ||||||
| George Sale | Joseph answered, ye shall sow seven years as usual: And the corn which ye shall reap, do ye leave in its ear, except a little whereof ye may eat. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | He said, "Ye shall sow seven years as is your wont, and the corn which ye reap leave ye in its ear, except a little of which ye shall eat. | ||||||
| Asad | [Joseph] replied: "You shall sow for seven years as usual; but let all [the grain] that you harvest remain [untouched] in its ear, excepting only a little, whereof you may eat: | ||||||
| Khalifa** | He said, "What you cultivate during the next seven years, when the time of harvest comes, leave the grains in their spikes, except for what you eat. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | ((Yoosuf (Joseph)) said: "For seven consecutive years, you shall sow as usual and that (the harvest) which you reap you shall leave in ears, (all) - except a little of it which you may eat. | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | Joseph (without blaming him for his forgetfulness) told him the meaning and the way to avert the oncoming famine, "Work hard on agriculture for seven seasons. When you harvest the crop, only reap the amount you need. Leave the rest of the grains in the spikes." | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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| ** - Read with caution - These Translations, specially those which are marked here with **, are considered either incorrect, far-fetched, non-conforming or misleading. For all translations, care must be exercised for certain verses or an alternate translation should be considered. | |||||||
| Verse(s): 1 | Surah : 12 - Yusuf | Showing verse 47 of 111 in chapter 12 | |||||
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