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Quran 12:81

Surah Yusuf (Joseph), verse 81 of 111 · Juz 13

ٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِيكُمْ فَقُولُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّ ٱبْنَكَ سَرَقَ وَمَا شَهِدْنَآ إِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمْنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلْغَيْبِ حَـٰفِظِينَ

Translations of Quran 12:81
EnglishTalal Itani

“Go back to your father, and say, ‘Our father, your son has stolen. We testify only to what we know, and we could not have prevented the unforeseen.’”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Return unto your father and say: O our father! Lo! thy son hath stolen. We testify only to that which we know; we are not guardians of the Unseen.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Siz dönün babanıza da deyin ki ey bizim babamız, inan oğlun hırsızlık etti, biz ancak bildiğimize şehadet ediyoruz yoksa gaybin hafızları değiliz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Retournez auprès de votre père, et dites-lui : O notre père ! ton fils a commis un vol : nous ne pouvons témoigner, excepté de ce qui est à notre connaissance, et nous ne pouvions nous tenir en garde contre les choses imprévues.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Keert tot uwen vader terug, en zegt: O vader! waarlijk, uw zoon heeft een diefstal gepleegd; wij zijn van niets meer getuigen dan van hetgeen wij weten, en wij konden niet waken tegen hetgeen wij niet voorzagen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Ritornate da vostro padre, e ditegli: Padre nostro! tuo figlio ha commesso un furto: noi non possiamo attestare meno quello che è a nostra conoscenza, e non potevamo difenderci dalle cose impreviste.

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