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Quran 12:103

Surah Yusuf (Joseph), verse 103 of 111 · Juz 13

وَمَآ أَكْثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

Translations of Quran 12:103
EnglishTalal Itani

But most people, for all your eagerness, are not believers.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And though thou try much, most men will not believe.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ve insanların ekserisi sen ne kadar hırslansan mü'min değildirler

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Verses 102–103 are translated together in this edition.

Telle est cette histoire, ô Mohammed ! du nombre des récits inconnus que nous te révélons. Tu n’as pas été présent, quand les frères de Joseph ourdirent en commun leur machination, et qu’ils lui tendirent un piège ; mais la plupart des hommes, quel qu’en soit ton désir, n’y croiront pas.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 102–103 are translated together in this edition.

Dit is eene geheime geschiedenis, die wij u, o Mahomet! openbaren, hoewel gij niet tegenwoordig waart bij de broeders van Jozef, toen zij hun plan overlegden en een aanslag tegen hem smeedden. Maar het grootste deel der menschen zullen, hoewel gij het ernstig begeert, niet gelooven.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 102–103 are translated together in this edition.

Così è quest’istoria, o Maometto, uno dei tanti racconti sconosciuti che ti riveliamo. Tu non sei stato presente quando (i fratelli di Giuseppe) ordirono insieme la loro trama, e quando gli tesero un laccio; ma la maggior parte degli uomini non vi crederà, per quanto tu possa desiderarlo.

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