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Quran 28:12

Surah Al-Qasas (The Stories), verse 12 of 88 · Juz 20

وَحَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ ٱلْمَرَاضِعَ مِن قَبْلُ فَقَالَتْ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ يَكْفُلُونَهُۥ لَكُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُۥ نَـٰصِحُونَ

Translations of Quran 28:12
EnglishTalal Itani

We forbade him breastfeeding at first. So she said, “Shall I tell you about a family that can raise him for you, and will look after him?”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And We had before forbidden foster-mothers for him, so she said: Shall I show you a household who will rear him for you and take care of him?

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Önceden ona emzikcileri haram etmiştik bu vesîle ile vardı da sizin hisabınıza bunun bakımını der'uhde edecek hem ona hayırhahâne bakacak bir ehli beyt buluvereyim mi size? Dedi

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Nous lui avons interdit le sein des nourrices étrangères, jusqu’au moment où la sœur de sa mère, arrivant, dit à la famille de Pharaon : Voulez-vous que je vous enseigne une maison où l’on s’en chargera pour votre compte, et où on lui voudra du bien ? On y consentit.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Wij stonden hem niet toe, de borsten der minnen te nemen, welke verschaft waren, alvorens zijne zuster kwam en zeide: Zal ik u tot eene min brengen die hem voor u zoogen en zorg voor hem dragen zal? En, op hunne begeerte bracht zij zijne moeder tot hen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Noi gl’impedimmo di trovare nutrici straniere, fino al momento in cui la sorella di sua madre sopraggiunse dicendo alla famiglia di Faraone: Volete ch’io v’insegni una casa dove se n’incaricheranno, e gli vorranno bene? (Vi consentirono).

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.