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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [12:73] | Qaloo taAllahi laqadAAalimtum ma ji/na linufsida fee al-ardi wamakunna sariqeena |  قالوا تالله لقد علمتم ما جئنا لنفسد في الأرض وما كنا سارقينقَالُواْ تَاللّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُم مَّا جِئْنَا لِنُفْسِدَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سَارِقِينَ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | وہ کہنے لگے: اﷲ کی قسم! بیشک تم جان گئے ہو (گے) ہم اس لئے نہیں آئے تھے کہ (جرم کا ارتکاب کر کے) زمین میں فساد بپا کریں اور نہ ہی ہم چور ہیں | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | (The brothers) said: "By Allah! well ye know that we came not to make mischief in the land, and we are no thieves!"
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| Ahmed Ali | انہوں نے کہا الله کی قسم تمہیں معلوم ہے ہم اس ملک میں شرارت کرنے کے لیے نہیں آئے اور نہ ہم کبھی چور تھے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | بولے خدا کی قسم! تمہیں خوب معلوم ہے کہ ہم زمین میں فساد کرنے نہ آئے اور نہ ہم چور ہیں، | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | وہ بولے: اللہ کی قسم یقینا تم کو معلوم ہے کہ نہیں آئے ہم غرض سے کہ فساد کریں زمین میں اور نہ ہیں ہم چوریاں کرنے والے۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | وہ کہنے لگے کہ خدا کی قسم تم کو معلوم ہے کہ ہم (اس) ملک میں اس لیے نہیں آئے کہ خرابی کریں اور نہ ہم چوری کیا کرتے ہیں | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | بولے قسم اللہ کی تم کو معلوم ہے ہم شرارت کرنے کو نہیں آئے ملک میں اور نہ ہم کبھی چور تھے | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | ان بھائیوں نے کہا "خدا کی قسم، تو لوگ خوب جانتے ہو کہ ہم اس ملک میں فساد کرنے نہیں آئے ہیں اور ہم چوریاں کرنے والے لوگ نہیں ہیں" | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | They said: "By God, you had known we did not come to corrupt in the land/Earth and we were not stealing/robbing." | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | (The brothers) said: "By Allah! well ye know that we came not to make mischief in the land, and we are no thieves!" | ||||||
| Pickthal | They said: By Allah, well ye know we came not to do evil in the land, and are no thieves. | ||||||
| Arberry | 'By God,' they said, 'you know well that we came not to work corruption in the land. We are not robbers.' | ||||||
| Shakir | They said: By Allah! you know for certain that we have not come to make mischief in the land, and we are not thieves. | ||||||
| Sarwar | Joseph's brothers said, "We swear by God, as you know, that we have not come to spread evil in the land and that we have not committed any theft." | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | They said, "By Allah, you have certainly known that we did not come to cause corruption in the land, and we have not been thieves." | ||||||
| Malik | Joseph | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | They said: By Allah! You know for certain that we have not come to make mischief in the land, and we are not thieves. | ||||||
| Free Minds | They said: "By God, you know we did not come to cause corruption in the land, and we are no thieves!" | ||||||
| Qaribullah | 'By Allah, ' they said, 'you know we did not come to do evil in this land. We are not thieves. ' | ||||||
| George Sale | Joseph's brethren replied, by God, ye do well know, that we come not to act corruptly in the land, neither are we thieves. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | They said, "By God! ye know certainly that we came not to do wrong in the land and we have not been thieves." | ||||||
| Asad | Said [the brothers]: "By God! Well do you know that we have not come to commit deeds of corruption in this land, and that we have not been thieving!" parting, "judgment as to what is to happen rests with none but God". This stress on man's utter dependence on God - a fundamental tenet of Islam - explains why Jacob's advice (which in itself is not relevant to the story) has been mentioned in the above Qur'anic narrative. | ||||||
| Khalifa** | They said, "By GOD, you know full well that we did not come here to commit evil, nor are we thieves." | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | They said: "By Allah! Indeed you know that we came not to make mischief in the land, and we are no thieves!" | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | They explained, "By God! Well you know that we did not come here to create mischief in the land, and we are no thieves." | ||||||
| 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. | |||||||
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