سورة یُوسُف
Surah Yûsuf 12:73
Joseph · Verse 73 of 111
قَالُوا تَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمْ مَا جِئْنَا لِنُفْسِدَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا كُنَّا سَارِقِينَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
They replied, `By Allâh, you know well that we did not come to commit mischief in this country, nor are we (professional) thieves.´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
(The brothers) said: "By Allah! well ye know that we came not to make mischief in the land, and we are no thieves!
Ahmed Ali
They said: "We swear by God. You know we did not come to commit any crime in the land, nor are we thieves."
12 more translations
Ali Unal
They (the brothers) said: "By God! Certainly you know well that we did not come to provoke disorder and corruption in this land, and we have never been thieves!"
Daryabadi
They said: by Allah! assuredly ye know that we came not to work corruption in the land, nor we have been thieves.
Faridul Haque
They said, "By Allah, you know very well that we did not come here to cause turmoil in the land, and nor are we thieves!"
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They said: By Allah! You know for certain that we have not come to make mischief in the land, and we are not thieves.
Maulvi Sher Ali
They answered, `By ALLAH, you know well that we came not to make mischief in the land, and we are not thieves.'
Muhammad Asad
Said [the brothers]: "By God! Well do you know that we have not come to commit deeds of corruption in this land, and that we have not been thieving!"
Muhammad Musin Khan
They said: "By Allah! Indeed you know that we came not to make mischief in the land, and we are no thieves!"
Muhammad Pickthall
They said: By Allah, well ye know we came not to do evil in the land, and are no thieves.
Muhammad Sarwar
Joseph's brothers said, "We swear by God, as you know, that we have not come to spread evil in the land and that we have not committed any theft."
Muhammed ali Shakir
They said: By Allah! you know for certain that we have not come to make mischief in the land, and we are not thieves.
Rashad Khalifa
They said, "By GOD, you know full well that we did not come here to commit evil, nor are we thieves."
Shabbir Ahmed
They explained, “By God! Well you know that we did not come here to create mischief in the land, and we are not thieves.”