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Quran 12:42

Surah Yusuf (Joseph), verse 42 of 111 · Juz 12

وَقَالَ لِلَّذِى ظَنَّ أَنَّهُۥ نَاجٍ مِّنْهُمَا ٱذْكُرْنِى عِندَ رَبِّكَ فَأَنسَىٰهُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ ذِكْرَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلَبِثَ فِى ٱلسِّجْنِ بِضْعَ سِنِينَ

Translations of Quran 12:42
EnglishTalal Itani

And he said to the one he thought would be released, “Mention me to your master.” But Satan caused him to forget mentioning him to his master, so he remained in prison for several years.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And he said unto him of the twain who he knew would be released: Mention me in the presence of thy lord. But Satan caused him to forget to mention it to his lord, so he (Joseph) stayed in prison for some years.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bir de bunlardan, kurtulacağını zannettiğine, Efendinin yanında beni an dedi, ona da Şeytan, Efendisine anmayı unutturdu da senelerce zindanda kaldı

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Puis Joseph dit à celui auquel il prédisait son élargissement : Quand tu seras libre, rappelle-moi au souvenir de ton maître. Satan lui fit oublier de parler de Joseph à son maître, et Joseph resta encore quelques années en prison.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En Jozef zeide tot hem, die, naar zijn oordeel, de persoon was, welke bevrijd zou worden: Gedenk mij in tegenwoordigheid van uwen heer. Maar de duivel veroorzaakte, dat hij vergat, bij zijn heer melding van Jozef te maken, waardoor deze eenige jaren in de gevangenis bleef.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Poi Giuseppe disse a quegli cui prediceva l’uscita. Ricordami (quando sarai libero) alla memoria del tuo padrone. Satana gli fece dimenticare di parlare al suo padrone di Giuseppe, e Giuseppe restò alcuni anni carcerato.

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