Joseph — Verse 81
12:81 · Yusuf
Joseph 12:81
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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ٱرْجِعُوٓا۟
ir'jiʿū
|
Return | V |
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إِلَىٰٓ
ilā
|
to | Prep |
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أَبِيكُمْ
abīkum
|
your father | Noun |
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فَقُولُوا۟
faqūlū
|
and say | V |
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يَٰٓأَبَانَآ
yāabānā
|
'O our father | Noun |
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إِنَّ
inna
|
Indeed | Prep |
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ٱبْنَكَ
ib'naka
|
your son | Noun |
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سَرَقَ
saraqa
|
has stolen | V |
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وَمَا
wamā
|
and not | Prep |
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شَهِدْنَآ
shahid'nā
|
we testify | V |
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إِلَّا
illā
|
except | Prep |
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بِمَا
bimā
|
of what | Noun |
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عَلِمْنَا
ʿalim'nā
|
we knew | V |
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وَمَا
wamā
|
And not | Prep |
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كُنَّا
kunnā
|
we were | V |
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لِلْغَيْبِ
lil'ghaybi
|
of the unseen | Noun |
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حَٰفِظِينَ
ḥāfiẓīna
|
guardians | Noun |
so go back to your father and say, “Your son stole. We can only tell you what we saw. How could we guard against the unforeseen
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
ٱرۡجِعُوۤا۟ إِلَىٰۤ أَبِیكُمۡ فَقُولُوا۟ یَـٰۤأَبَانَاۤ إِنَّ ٱبۡنَكَ سَرَقَ وَمَا شَهِدۡنَاۤ إِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمۡنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلۡغَیۡبِ حَـٰفِظِینَ ٨١
ir'jiʿū ilā abīkum faqūlū yāabānā inna ib'naka saraqa wamā shahid'nā illā bimā ʿalim'nā wamā kunnā lil'ghaybi ḥāfiẓīn