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Quran 12:10

Surah Yusuf (Joseph), verse 10 of 111 · Juz 12

قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ لَا تَقْتُلُوا۟ يُوسُفَ وَأَلْقُوهُ فِى غَيَـٰبَتِ ٱلْجُبِّ يَلْتَقِطْهُ بَعْضُ ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ إِن كُنتُمْ فَـٰعِلِينَ

Translations of Quran 12:10
EnglishTalal Itani

One of them said, “Do not kill Joseph, but throw him into the bottom of the well; some caravan may pick him up—if you must do something.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

One among them said: Kill not Joseph but, if ye must be doing, fling him into the depth of the pit; some caravan will find him.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

İçlerinden bir söz sahibi, Yusüfü, dedi öldürmeyin de bir kuyu dibinde bırakın ki kafilenin biri onu lekît olarak alsın, eğer yapacaksanız böyle yapın

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

L’un d’entre eux dit alors : ne mettez pas à mort Joseph, jetez-le plutôt au fond d’un puits ; quelque voyageur surviendra et le recueillera ; si toutefois vous voulez faire quelque chose.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Een van hen sprak en zeide: Doodt Jozef niet en laat hem tot op den bodem van den put neder; en een of ander reiziger zal hem ophalen, indien gij dit niet doet.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Uno di loro disse allora: Non date la morte a Giuseppe, gettatelo piuttosto in fondo ad un pozzo, se volete assolutamente farvene; qualche viandante passerà, e lo raccorrà.

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