Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran - 12:94 | |
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12:94 ولما فصلت العير قال ابوهم اني لاجد ريح يوسف لولا ان تفندون | |
Transliteration | Walamma fasalati alAAeeru qala aboohum innee laajidu reeha yoosufa lawla an tufannidooni |
Literal | And when the caravan parted/went out , their father said: "That I, I find (E) Joseph's smell , unless you prove me wrong ." |
Yusuf Ali | When the caravan left (Egypt), their father said: "I do indeed scent the presence of Joseph: Nay, think me not a dotard." |
Pickthal | When the caravan departed their father had said: Truly I am conscious of the breath of Joseph, though ye call me dotard. |
Arberry | So, when the caravan set forth, their father said, 'Surely I perceive Joseph's scent, unless you think me doting.' |
Shakir | And when the caravan had departed, their father said: Most surely I perceive the greatness of Yusuf, unless you pronounce me to be weak in judgment. |
Sarwar | When the caravan left the town, their father said, "I smell Joseph's scent. I hope that you will not accuse me of senility". |
Khalifa | Even before the caravan arrived, their father said, "I can sense the smell of Joseph. Will someone enlighten me?" |
Hilali/Khan | And when the caravan departed, their father said: "I do indeed feel the smell of Yoosuf (Joseph), if only you think me not a dotard (a person who has weakness of mind because of old age)." |
H/K/Saheeh | And when the caravan departed [from Egypt], their father said, "Indeed, I find the smell of Joseph [and would say that he was alive] if you did not think me weakened in mind." |
Malik | When the caravan started (from Egypt) their father (who was in Ken’an) said: "Certainly I feel the scent of Joseph, even though you may think I am out of my mind."[94] |
QXP | As soon as the caravan departed from Egypt, their father (Jacob) began telling his neighbors in Canaan about the Revelation that his son Joseph was in a position of high authority. "I do indeed scent the presence of Joseph even though you may call me senile." |
Maulana Ali | And when the caravan left (Egypt), their father said: Surely I scent (the power of) Joseph, if you call me not a dotard. |
Free Minds | And when the caravan departed, their father said: "I do indeed feel the scent of Joseph, except that you may think me senile." |
Qaribullah | As the caravan departed, their father said: 'I smell the scent of Joseph, unless you think I am foolish. ' |
George Sale | And when the company of travellers was departed from Egypt on their journey towards Canaan, their father said unto those who were about him, verily I perceive the smell of Joseph: Although ye think that I dote. |
JM Rodwell | And when the caravan was departed, their father said, "I surely perceive the smell of Joseph: think ye that I dote?" |
Asad | AND AS SOON as the caravan [with which Jacob's sons were travelling] was on its way,94 their father said [to the people around him]: "Behold, were it not that you might consider me a dotard, [I would say that] I truly feel the breath of Joseph [in the air]!" |
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