Joseph — Verse 17
12:17 · Yusuf
Joseph 12:17
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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قَالُوا۟
qālū
|
They said | V |
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يَٰٓأَبَانَآ
yāabānā
|
O our father | Noun |
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إِنَّا
innā
|
Indeed, we | Prep |
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ذَهَبْنَا
dhahabnā
|
[we] went | V |
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نَسْتَبِقُ
nastabiqu
|
racing each other | V |
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وَتَرَكْنَا
wataraknā
|
and we left | V |
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يُوسُفَ
yūsufa
|
Yusuf | Noun |
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عِندَ
ʿinda
|
with | Noun |
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مَتَٰعِنَا
matāʿinā
|
our possessions | Noun |
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فَأَكَلَهُ
fa-akalahu
|
and ate him | V |
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ٱلذِّئْبُ
l-dhi'bu
|
the wolf | Noun |
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وَمَآ
wamā
|
But not | Prep |
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أَنتَ
anta
|
you | Noun |
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بِمُؤْمِنٍ
bimu'minin
|
(will) believe | Noun |
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لَّنَا
lanā
|
us | Noun |
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وَلَوْ
walaw
|
even if | Prep |
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كُنَّا
kunnā
|
we are | V |
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صَٰدِقِينَ
ṣādiqīna
|
truthful | Noun |
They said, ‘We went off racing one another, leaving Joseph behind with our things, and a wolf ate him. You will not believe us, though we are telling the truth!’
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
قَالُوا۟ یَـٰۤأَبَانَاۤ إِنَّا ذَهَبۡنَا نَسۡتَبِقُ وَتَرَكۡنَا یُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَـٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُۖ وَمَاۤ أَنتَ بِمُؤۡمِنࣲ لَّنَا وَلَوۡ كُنَّا صَـٰدِقِینَ ١٧
qālū yāabānā innā dhahabnā nastabiqu wataraknā yūsufa ʿinda matāʿinā fa-akalahu l-dhi'bu wamā anta bimu'minin lanā walaw kunnā ṣādiqīn