Surah Yusuf Ayat 17 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 17
They said, “O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful.”
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.”
and said: “Father! We went racing with one another and left Joseph behind with our things, and then a wolf came and ate him up. We know that you will not believe us howsoever truthful we might be.”
They said:”O our father! We went racing with one another, and left Yusuf (Joseph) by our belongings and a wolf devoured him; but you will never believe us even when we speak the truth.”
Saying: O our father! We went racing one with another, and left Joseph by our things, and the wolf devoured him, and thou believest not our saying even when we speak the truth.
They said, “O our father, surely we went racing with one another and left Yûsuf by (Literally: at) our belongings; so the wolf ate him. And in no way would you be believing us, even if we are sincere.”
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!’
اور کہنے لگے کہ ابا جان ہم تو آپس میں دوڑ میں لگ گئے اور یوسف (علیہ السلام) کو ہم نے اسباب کے پاس چھوڑا پس اسے بھیڑیا کھا گیا، آپ تو ہماری بات نہیں مانیں گے، گو ہم بالکل سچے ہی ہوں
Quran 12 Verse 17 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Yusuf ayat 17, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(12:17) and said: “Father! We went racing with one another and left Joseph behind with our things, and then a wolf came and ate him up. We know that you will not believe us howsoever truthful we might be.”
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Yusuf verse 17 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Yusuf ayat 16 which provides the complete commentary from verse 17 through 18.
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