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Quran 38:23

Surah Sad, verse 23 of 88 · Juz 23

إِنَّ هَـٰذَآ أَخِى لَهُۥ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِىَ نَعْجَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِى فِى ٱلْخِطَابِ

Translations of Quran 38:23
EnglishTalal Itani

“This brother of mine has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe, and he said, ‘Entrust it to me,’ and he pressured me with words.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Lo! this my brother hath ninety and nine ewes while I had one ewe; and he said: Entrust it to me, and he conquered me in speech.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Şu benim biraderim onun doksan dokuz dişi koyunu var, benim ise bir tek dişi koyunum var, böyle iken «bırak onu bana» dedi ve beni söyleşmede yendi

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Celui-ci est mon frère ; il avait quatre-vingt-dix-neuf brebis, et moi je n’en avais qu’une. Il me dit un jour : Donne-la-moi à garder. Il me l’a ravie, et il a prévalu contre moi dans la dispute.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Deze, mijn broeder heeft negenennegentig schapen, en ik had slechts eene ooi, en hij zeide: Geef mij die, om ze te houden, en hij overwon mij in den twist, dien wij te zamen hadden.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Questi è mio fratello; egli avea novantanove pecore, ed io non ne avea che una. Mi disse un giorno: Dammela per custodirtela. (Egli me l’ha presa), e mi ha superato nella disputa.

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