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Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran - 12:8 | |
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| 12:8 اذ قالوا ليوسف واخوه احب الى ابينا منا ونحن عصبة ان ابانا لفي ضلال مبين | |
| Transliteration | Ith qaloo layoosufu waakhoohu ahabbu ila abeena minna wanahnu AAusbatun inna abana lafee dalalin mubeenin |
| Literal | When they said: "Joseph (E), and his brother, (are) more lovable/likable to our father than us, and we (are) a group/band/company, that truly our father (is) in (E) clear/evident misguidance." |
| Yusuf Ali | They said: "Truly Joseph and his brother are loved more by our father than we: But we are a goodly body! really our father is obviously wandering (in his mind)! |
| Pickthal | When they said: Verily Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we are, many though we be. Lo! our father is in plain aberration. |
| Arberry | When they said, 'Surely Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we, though we are a band. Surely our father is in manifest error. |
| Shakir | When they said: Certainly Yusuf and his brother are dearer to our father than we, though we are a (stronger) company; most surely our father is in manifest error: |
| Sarwar | Joseph's brothers said to one another, "There is no doubt that Joseph and his brother are more loved by our father, even though we are all his offspring. He (our father) is certainly in manifest error." |
| Khalifa | They said, "Joseph and his brother are favored by our father, and we are in the majority. Indeed, our father is far astray. |
| Hilali/Khan | When they said: "Truly, Yoosuf (Joseph) and his brother (Benjamin) are loved more by our father than we, but we are Usbah (a strong group). Really, our father is in a plain error. |
| H/K/Saheeh | When they said, "Joseph and his brother are more beloved to our father than we, while we are a clan. Indeed, our father is in clear error. |
| Malik | This is how the story begins: his step brothers held a meeting and said to one another: "This Joseph and his brother (Benjamin) are loved more by our father than us, even though we are a group of ten and can help him more than them. In fact, our father is clearly mistaken.[8] |
| QXP | Now Joseph's brothers spoke thus to one another, "Joseph and his brother, Benjamin, are dearer to our father even though we are so many. Indeed our father is in plain aberration." |
| Maulana Ali | When they said: Certainly Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we, though we are a (strong) company. Surely our father is in manifest error -- |
| Free Minds | For they said: "Joseph and his brother are more loved by our father than us, while we are a numerous group. Our father is clearly misguided." |
| Qaribullah | They said: 'Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than ourselves, even though we are many. Truly, our father is obviously wrong. |
| George Sale | when they said to one another, Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we, who are the greater number: Our father certainly maketh a wrong judgement. |
| JM Rodwell | When they said, "Surely better loved by our Father, than we, who are more in number, is Joseph and his brother; verily, our father hath clearly erred. |
| Asad | NOW [Joseph's brothers] spoke [thus to one another:] "Truly, Joseph and his brother [Benjamin] are dearer to our father than we, even though we are so many. 'Z Behold, our father is surely suffering from an aberration!" |
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