Joseph
12. Yūsuf
يوسف
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قَالُوا
يَاأَبَانَا
إِنَّا
ذَهَبْنَا
نَسْتَبِقُ
وَتَرَكْنَا
يُوسُفَ
عِندَ
مَتَاعِنَا
فَأَكَلَهُ
الذِّئْبُ
وَمَا
أَنتَ
بِمُؤْمِنٍ
لَّنَا
وَلَوْ
كُنَّا
صَادِقِينَ
qālū yā-ʾabānā ʾinnā dhahabnā nastabiqu wa-taraknā yūsufa ʿinda matāʿinā fa-ʾakalahu dh-dhiʾbu wa-mā ʾanta bi-muʾminin lanā wa-law kunnā ṣādiqīna
They said: "O our father! We went racing with one another, and left Joseph with our things; and the wolf devoured him.... But thou wilt never believe us even though we tell the truth."
— Abdullah Yusufali
They said, ‘Father! We had gone racing and left Joseph with our things, whereat the wolf ate him. But you will not believe us even if we spoke truly.’
