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Quran 12:18

Surah Yusuf (Joseph), verse 18 of 111 · Juz 12

وَجَآءُو عَلَىٰ قَمِيصِهِۦ بِدَمٍ كَذِبٍ ۚ قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًا ۖ فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ

Translations of Quran 12:18
EnglishTalal Itani

And they brought his shirt, with fake blood on it. He said, “Your souls enticed you to do something. But patience is beautiful, and Allah is my Help against what you describe.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And they came with false blood on his shirt. He said: Nay, but your minds have beguiled you into something. (My course is) comely patience. And Allah it is Whose help is to be sought in that (predicament) which ye describe.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bir de gömleğinin üzerinde yalan bir kan getirdiler, yok, dedi: nefisleriniz sizi aldatmış bir işe sevketmiş, artık bir sabrı cemîl ve Allahdır ancak yardımına sığınılacak, söylediklerinize karşı

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Puis ils lui montrèrent sa chemise teinte de quelque autre sang. Jacob leur dit : C’est vous-mêmes qui avez arrange tout cela, mais la patience vaut mieux. J’implore le secours de Dieu dans le malheur que vous venez de m’apprendre.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En zij vertoonden zijn onderste kleedingstuk, met ander bloed geverfd. Jacob antwoordde: gij zelf hebt dat in uw eigen belang bedreven; maar geduld is het beste, en Gods hulp roep ik in, om mij in staat te stellen, het ongeluk te dragen, dat gij mij verhaalt.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Quindi gli mostrarono le sue vesti macchiate di altro sangue. Giacobbe lor disse: No; siete voi che avete simulato ciò; ma è meglio prender pazienza. Imploro il soccorso di Dio nella disgrazia che mi narrate.

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