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Quran 12:47

Surah Yusuf (Joseph), verse 47 of 111 · Juz 12

قَالَ تَزْرَعُونَ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ دَأَبًا فَمَا حَصَدتُّمْ فَذَرُوهُ فِى سُنۢبُلِهِۦٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ

Translations of Quran 12:47
EnglishTalal Itani

He said, “You will farm for seven consecutive years. But whatever you harvest, leave it in its spikes, except for the little that you eat.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

He said: Ye shall sow seven years as usual, but that which ye reap, leave it in the ear, all save a little which ye eat.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Dedi: yedi sene bermu'tad ekeceksiniz, biçtiklerinizi başağında bırakınız, biraz yiyeceğinizden ma'ada

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Joseph lui répondit : Vous sèmerez pendant sept ans comme c’est l’habitude le blé que vous aurez moissonné, laissez-le dans l’épi, excepté le peu que vous emploierez pour vos besoins.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Jozef antwoordde: Gij zult zooals gewoonlijk zaaien, en het graan dat gij gemaaid zult hebben, zult gij in zijne aren laten, behalve eene kleine hoeveelheid, waarvan gij moogt eten.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Giuseppe gli rispose: Seminerete per sette anni come al solito; il grano che avrete mietito lasciatelo nella spiga fuorchè quel poco che vi bisognerà.

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