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Quran 12:8

Surah Yusuf (Joseph), verse 8 of 111 · Juz 12

إِذْ قَالُوا۟ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

Translations of Quran 12:8
EnglishTalal Itani

When they said, “Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we are, although we are a whole group. Our father is obviously in the wrong.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

When they said: Verily Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we are, many though we be. Lo! our father is in plain aberration.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Zira dediler ki her halde Yusüf ve biraderi babamıza bizden daha sevgili, biz ise müteassıb bir kuvvetiz, doğrusu babamız belli ki yanılıyor

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Un jour, ses frères se disaient l’un à l’autre : Joseph et son frère Benjamin sont plus chers à notre père, et pourtant nous sommes plus nombreux. En vérité, notre père est dans une erreur manifeste.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Eens zeiden de broeders van Jozef tot elkander: Jozef en diens broeder zijn onzen vader dierbaarder dan wij; en toch maken wij een grooter getal uit: waarlijk onze vader verkeert in eene duidelijke dwaling.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Un giorno i suoi fratelli si dicevano l’un coll’altro: Giuseppe, ed il suo fratello Beniamino, sono più cari a nostro padre, e pure noi siamo in maggior numero. In verità nostro padre è in errore evidente.

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