Quran 12 : 78

They said, "O Aziz! Indeed, he has a father old [great], so take one of us (in) his place. Indeed, we [we] see you of the good-doers."
قَالُوا۟
Qālūa
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
Yaāaayyuhā
ٱلْعَزِيزُ
Alʿazīzu
إِنَّ
Iinna
لَهُۥٓ
Lahu
أَبًا
Aabana
شَيْخًا
Shaykhana
كَبِيرًا
Kabīrana
فَخُذْ
Fakhudh
أَحَدَنَا
Aaḥadanā
مَكَانَهُۥٓ
Makānahu
إِنَّا
Iinnā
نَرَىٰكَ
Naraāāka
مِنَ
Mina
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Almuḥsinīna

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

They said: "O governor, he has an elderly father, so take one of us in his place. Indeed we see you as one of the good doers."

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

They said: "O exalted one! Behold! he has a father, aged and venerable, (who will grieve for him); so take one of us in his place; for we see that thou art (gracious) in doing good."

Wahiduddin Khan

They said, O exalted one, he has a very aged father, take one of us in his place. We can see that you are a very good man

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

They said, "O 'Azeez, indeed he has a father [who is] an old man, so take one of us in place of him. Indeed, we see you as a doer of good."

The Wise Quran

They said, 'O prince! Indeed, he has a father, a very old man; take then one of us instead of him; indeed, we can see that you are of those who do good.'

The Study Quran

They said, “O viceroy! He has a venerable, aged father; so take one of us in his place. Truly we see you as being among the virtuous.

Talal Itani (2012)

They said, 'O noble prince, he has a father, a very old man, so take one of us in his place. We see that you are a good person.'

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

They pleaded, “O Noble one, he has an elderly father, so take one of us in his place. We see you as a good-doer.”

T.B.Irving

They said: "Sir, he has a father who is an elderly gentleman. Take one of us in his place; we see you are someone who acts kindly."

Syed Vickar Ahamed

They said (to the king): "O high one! Verily! He has an old and respected father, (who will feel very sad without him); So take (and keep) one of us in his place; Indeed, we see that you are (kind) in doing good."

Sher Ali

They said, `O noble chief, he has a very aged father, so take one of us in his place; for we see thee to be one of those who are benevolent.

Shakir

They said: O chief! he has a father, a very old man, therefore retain one of us in his stead; surely we see you to be of the doers of good

Shabbir Ahmed

They said to Joseph, "O Noble one! He has an aged father, so take one of us instead of him. We see that you are a doer of good."

Samy Mahdy

They said, “O The Cherished Man, he has a father, a very old man, so take one of us in his place. Surely, We see you among the benefactors.”

Safi Kaskas

They said, "Mighty governor, he has a father who is a very old man. Therefore, detain one of us instead. We can see that you are a very good man."

Rashad Khalifa

They said, "O you noble one, he has a father who is elderly; would you take one of us in his place? We see that you are a kind man."

N J Dawood 2014

They said: ‘Noble prince, he has an aged father; take one of us, instead of him. We can see you are a man of virtue

Mustaqim

They said: oh governor, he has a very old father, so take one of us in his place, we consider you of those who do good.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

They appealed, “O Chief Minister! He has a very old father, so take one of us instead. We surely see you as one of the good-doers.”

Musharraf Hussain

“Your Lordship,” they said, “his father is an old man, so arrest one of us instead. We consider you to be a gracious person.”

MunirMezyed2023

They said: ‘O’ mighty prince, he has a very aged father, so take one of us in his place. We see you one of those who pursue righteousness and perfection in Faith’.

Munir Mezyed

They said: "O’ mighty prince, he has a very aged father, so take one of us in his place. We see you one of those who pursue righteousness.”

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

They said, .O ‘Aziz, he has a father, a very old man. So, take one of us in his place. We see you are a generous man

Muhammad Sarwar

They said, "Noble Prince, his father is very old so please take one of us in his place. We believe that you are a righteous person"

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

They said: O ruler of the land! Lo! he hath a very aged father, so take one of us instead of him. Lo! we behold thee of those who do kindness

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

They said, "O you mighty (Governor), (Literally: the ever-Mighty Al-caziz) surely he has a father, aged and great with years; so take one of us in his place; surely we see that you are one of the fair-doers."

Muhammad Asad

They said: "O thou great one! Behold, he has a father, a very old man: detain, therefore, one of us in his stead. Verily, we see that thou art a doer of good!"

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

They said: "You, you Elaziz/Egyptian ruler, that to him (is) an old aged big father, so take/receive any of us (in) his place/position, that we, we see you from the good doers."

Mohammad Shafi

They said, "Sir! He has a very old father; so, retain one of us in his place. We do indeed see you as a good man."

Mir Aneesuddin

They said, “O you who are mighty ! He has a father a very old man, so you seize one of us in his place, we see you to be of the doers of good.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

They said: O chief, he has a father, a very old man, so take one of us in his place. Surely we see thee to be of the doers of good

Maududi

They said: "O powerful chief (al-aziz)! His father is an age-stricken man, (and in order that he may not suffer) seize one of us in his stead. We indeed consider you an excellent person."

Linda "iLham" Barto

They said, “O exalted one, his father is certainly quite old, so detain one of us in his place. Truly, we see that you are kind.”

John Medows Rodwell

They said, "O Prince! Verily he hath a very aged father; in his stead, therefore, take one of us, for we see that thou art a generous person."

Irving/Hegab

They said: "Sir, he has a father who is an elderly gentleman. Take one of us in his place; we see you are someone who acts kindly." Joseph Part 13

Hilali - Khan

They said: "O ruler of the land! Verily, he has an old father (who will grieve for him); so take one of us in his place. Indeed we think that you are one of the Muhsinoon (good-doers - see V.2:112)."

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

They said: 'Mighty prince, his father is old, advanced in years, take one of us instead of him. We can see you are amongst the gooddoers.

Hamid S. Aziz

They said, "O exalted one (ruler, minister)! Verily, he has a father, aged and venerable (who will grieve). Take then one of us instead of him; verily, we can see that you are of those who do good."

George Sale

They said unto Joseph, noble lord, verily this lad hath an aged father; wherefore take one of us in his stead; for we perceive that thou art a beneficent person

Fode Drame

They said, “O mighty one! He indeed has an old notable father therefore hold one of us in his stead. We indeed see that you are of those who are excellent in deeds.”

Faridul Haque

They said, "O governor! He has a very aged father, so take one of us in his stead; indeed we witness your favours."

Edward Henry Palmer

They said, 'O prince! Verily, he has a father, a very old man; take then one of us instead of him; verily, we can see that thou art of those who do good.

Dr. Munir Munshey

They said, "Oh chief, his father is really very old. Keep one of us in his stead! We find you to be a kind hearted person!"

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

They said: ‘O ‘Aziz (of Egypt), his father is an aged, elderly person. So detain any one of us in his stead. Surely, we have seen that you are of the generous (and benevolent) people.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

They said: O the great one! Truly, for him is an old man as his father so take one of us in his place. Truly, we consider thee among the ones who are doers of good.

Dr. Kamal Omar

They said: “O you Al-Aziz! Verily, for him (is his) father, a very, very old man, so detain one of us in his place. Indeed we: we see you out of those who do righteousness in perfection.”

Corpus.Quran

They said O Aziz Indeed he has a father old [great] so take one of us (in) his place Indeed, we [we] see you of the good-doers

Bilal Muhammad 2018

They said, “O exalted one, behold, he has a father who is very old, so take one of us in his place, for we see that you graciously do good.

Bijan Moeinian

The brothers said: “Your highness, he has a very old father (which may have a heart attack or something, hearing his baby is enslaved.) You are a kind man; take one of us in his place.”

Bakhtiari Nejad

They said: “The powerful one, indeed he has a very old father, so take one of us in his place, as indeed we see you are of the good doers.”

Arthur John Arberry

They said, 'Mighty prince, he has a father, aged and great with years; so take one of us in his place; we see that thou art one of the good-doers.

Amatul Rahman Omar

(Brothers of Joseph) said, `O noble chief! surely he has an old father, advanced in years, so retain one of us in his place. Surely, we see you to be of the doers of good (to all).

Ali Ünal

"O minister!" they said: "He has a father, a very old man; so take one of us in his place. We see that you are indeed of those devoted to selfless kindness."

Ali Quli Qara'i

They said, ‘O emir! Indeed he has a father, a very old man; so take one of us in his place. Indeed we see that you are a virtuous man.’

Aisha Bewley

They said, ´Your Eminence! He has an old and venerable father, so take one of us instead of him. We see without a doubt that you are of the people who do good.´

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

They said, 'O Aziz, he has a father, aged and advanced in years, so take one of us in his place. No doubt we are seeing your favours.

Ahmed Hulusi

(The brothers) said, “O Azeez... Indeed, he has a father who is very old... Take one of us in his stead... Indeed, we see you as a doer of good.”

Ahmed Ali

They said: "O Minister, he has an aged father, so keep one of us in his place. We see you are a virtuous man."

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

They said: Aziz! verily he hath a father, an old man very aged; So take one of us in his stead; verily we behold thee to be of the well-doers

Abdul Hye

They said: “O mighty one! Surely, he (Benjamin) has a very old father (who will grieve for him); so take one of us in his place. Indeed we think you are one of the righteous people.”

Abdel Haleem

They said, ‘Mighty governor, he has an elderly father. Take one of us in his place. We can see that you are a very good man.’