Surah Yusuf, Ayah 17 (12:17)

يُوسُف

قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ …

Quran 12:17 is ayah 17 of Surah Yusuf (“Joseph”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 237 of the Madani Mushaf.

12:17
قَالُوا۟يَٰٓأَبَانَآإِنَّاذَهَبْنَانَسْتَبِقُوَتَرَكْنَايُوسُفَعِندَمَتَٰعِنَافَأَكَلَهُٱلذِّئْبُ ۖوَمَآأَنتَبِمُؤْمِنٍلَّنَاوَلَوْكُنَّاصَٰدِقِينَ١٧
qālū yāabānā innā dhahabnā nastabiqu wataraknā yūsufa ʿinda matāʿinā fa-akalahu l-dhi'bu wamā anta bimu'minin lanā walaw kunnā ṣādiqīna

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."(17)

Word by word

  1. قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
  2. يَٰٓأَبَانَآyāabānāO our father
  3. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
  4. ذَهَبْنَاdhahabnā[we] went
  5. نَسْتَبِقُnastabiquracing each other
  6. وَتَرَكْنَاwataraknāand we left
  7. يُوسُفَyūsufaYusuf
  8. عِندَʿindawith
  9. مَتَٰعِنَاmatāʿināour possessions
  10. فَأَكَلَهُfa-akalahuand ate him
  11. ٱلذِّئْبُ ۖl-dhi'buthe wolf
  12. وَمَآwamāBut not
  13. أَنتَantayou
  14. بِمُؤْمِنٍbimu'minin(will) believe
  15. لَّنَاlanāus
  16. وَلَوْwalaweven if
  17. كُنَّاkunnāwe are
  18. صَٰدِقِينَṣādiqīnatruthful

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