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Quran 12:66

Surah Yusuf (Joseph), verse 66 of 111 · Juz 13

قَالَ لَنْ أُرْسِلَهُۥ مَعَكُمْ حَتَّىٰ تُؤْتُونِ مَوْثِقًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ لَتَأْتُنَّنِى بِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن يُحَاطَ بِكُمْ ۖ فَلَمَّآ ءَاتَوْهُ مَوْثِقَهُمْ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مَا نَقُولُ وَكِيلٌ

Translations of Quran 12:66
EnglishTalal Itani

He said, “I will not send him with you, unless you give me a pledge before Allah that you will bring him back to me, unless you get trapped.” And when they gave him their pledge, he said, “Allah is witness to what we say.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

He said: I will not send him with you till ye give me an undertaking in the name of Allah that ye will bring him back to me, unless ye are surrounded. And when they gave him their undertaking he said: Allah is the Warden over what we say.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Dedi: ihtimali yok onu sizinle beraber göndermem, tâ ki bana hepiniz ihata edilmedikçe onu behamehal getireceğinize dâir Allahdan bir mîsak veresiniz, vaktâ ki misaklarını verdiler, dedi ki: Allah söylediklerimize karşı vekil

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

— Je ne le laisserai pas partir avec vous, dit Jacob, à moins que vous ne juriez devant Dieu que vous me le ramènerez sain et sauf, s’il ne vous arrive quelque événement majeur. Lorsqu’ils le lui eurent promis, Jacob s’écria : Dieu m’est caution de vos engagements.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Jacob zeide: ik wil hem volstrekt niet met u zenden, tenzij gij mij eene plechtige belofte aflegt en bij God zweert, dat gij hem zekerlijk tot mij zult terugbrengen, behalve wanneer zich een onoverkomelijke hinderpaal daartegen opdoet. En toen zij hem hunne plechtige belofte hadden gegeven, zeide hij: God is getuige van hetgeen wij zeggen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Non lo lascerò partire con voi, disse Giacobbe, a meno che non giuriate davanti a Dio che me lo ricondurrete (sano, e salvo), purchè non vi arrivi qualche impedimento forzoso. Allorchè gliel ebbero promesso, Giacobbe gridò: Dio mi è garante dell’impegno che avete preso.

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