Surah 12. Yusuf, Ayah 11
| قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَأْمَنَّا عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَنَاصِحُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | qaalo yaa 'abaa -naa maa la- -ka laa ta'man -naa calaa yosuf wa- 'in(na) -naa la- -hu la- naas.ih.on |
| Pickthall | : | They said: O our father! Why wilt thou not trust us with Joseph, when lo! we are good friends to him? |
| Asad | : | [On this they agreed; and thereupon] they spoke [thus to their father]: "O our father! Wherefore wilt thou not trust us with Joseph, seeing that we are indeed his well-wishers? |
| Malik | : | After this meeting, they asked their father: "O our father! Why is it that you do not trust us with Yusuf, though we are his sincere well-wishers? |
| Yusuf Ali | : | They said: "O our father! why dost thou not trust us with Joseph seeing we are indeed his sincere well-wishers? 1642 |
Note - 1642The plot having been formed, the brethren proceed to put
it into execution. Jacob, knowing the situation, did not
ordinarily trust his beloved Joseph with the brethren.
The latter therefore remonstrate and feign brotherly
affection.
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