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Quran 12:46

Surah Yusuf (Joseph), verse 46 of 111 · Juz 12

يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ أَفْتِنَا فِى سَبْعِ بَقَرَٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعِ سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَـٰتٍ لَّعَلِّىٓ أَرْجِعُ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

Translations of Quran 12:46
EnglishTalal Itani

“Joseph, O man of truth, inform us concerning seven fat cows being eaten by seven lean ones, and seven green spikes, and others dried up, so that I may return to the people, so that they may know.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

(And when he came to Joseph in the prison, he exclaimed): Joseph! O thou truthful one! Expound for us the seven fat kine which seven lean were eating and the seven green ears of corn and other (seven) dry, that I may return unto the people, so that they may know.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Yusüf! Ey sıddık! Bize şunu hallet: «yedi semiz inek bunları yedi arık yiyor ve yedi yeşil başakla diğer yedi de kuru» ümid ederim ki o nâsa cevab ile dönerim, gerektir ki kadrini bilirler

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

O Joseph ! homme véridique, explique-nous ce que signifient sept vaches grasses que sept vaches maigres dévorent, et sept épis verts et sept épis desséchés, afin que, quand je serai de retour auprès de ceux qui m’ont envoyé, ils en connaissent l’explication.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En hij ging naar de gevangenis en zeide: O Jozef! waarheidlievend man, geeft ons de uitlegging van zeven vette koeien, die zeven magere koeien verslonden, en van zeven groene korenaren en zeven verdroogde korenaren, welke de koning in zijn' droom zag, opdat ik kunne terugkeeren tot de personen die mij hebben gezonden, en zij dit wellicht mogen verstaan.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Giuseppe! uomo veridico spiegaci ciò che significano sette vacche grasse divorate da sette vacche magre, e sette spighe verdi con altre sette secche, acciocchè, quando io sia di ritorno a coloro che mi hanno mandato, essi ne imparino la spiegazione.

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