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Quran 12:43

Surah Yusuf (Joseph), verse 43 of 111 · Juz 12

وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ سَبْعَ بَقَرَٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعَ سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَـٰتٍ ۖ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِى فِى رُءْيَـٰىَ إِن كُنتُمْ لِلرُّءْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ

Translations of Quran 12:43
EnglishTalal Itani

The king said, “I see seven fat cows being eaten by seven lean ones, and seven green spikes, and others dried up. O elders, explain to me my vision, if you are able to interpret visions.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And the king said: Lo! I saw in a dream seven fat kine which seven lean were eating, and seven green ears of corn and other (seven) dry. O notables! Expound for me my vision, if ye can interpret dreams.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bir gün Melik ben, dedi: ru'yada görüyorum ki yedi semiz inek, bunları yedi arık yiyor ve yedi yeşil başakla diğer yedi de kuru, ey Efendiler, siz ru'ya ta'bir ediyorsanız bana ru'ya mı halledin

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Le roi d’Égypte dit un jour aux grands du royaume : J’ai vu en songe sept vaches grasses dévorées par sept vaches maigres, et sept épis verts et sept épis desséchés. Seigneurs ! expliquez-moi ma vision, si vous savez expliquer les songes.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En de koning van Egypte zeide: waarlijk ik zag in mijn' droom zeven vette koeien, die zeven magere koeien verslonden, en zeven groene korenaren en zeven verdroogde korenaren. O edelen! legt mij mijn visioen uit, indien gij in staat zijt dit te doen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Il Re d’Egitto disse un giorno ai grandi del regno: Ho veduto in sogno sette vacche grasse divorate da sette vacche magre, e sette spighe verdi, e sette altre secche. Spiegatemi le mie visioni, se sapete spiegare i sogni.

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