Quran 12 : 96

Then when [that] arrived the bearer of glad tidings, he cast it over his face, then returned (his) sight. He said, "Did not I say to you, indeed, I [I] know from Allah what not you know?"
فَلَمَّآ
Falammaa
أَن
Aan
جَآءَ
Jaaʾa
ٱلْبَشِيرُ
Albashīru
أَلْقَىٰهُ
Aalqaāāhu
عَلَىٰ
ʿAlaāā
وَجْهِهِۦ
Wajhihi
فَٱرْتَدَّ
Fairtadda
بَصِيرًا
Baṣīrana
قَالَ
Qāla
أَلَمْ
Aalam
أَقُل
Aaqul
لَّكُمْ
Llakum
إِنِّىٓ
Iinniā
أَعْلَمُ
Aaʿlamu
مِنَ
Mina
ٱللَّهِ
Allahi
مَا
لَا
تَعْلَمُونَ
Taʿlamūna

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then when the bearer of good news came, he cast it before his face so he became certain. He said: Did I not say to you that I know from Allah what you know not

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

Then, when the bearer of good news came, he cast it over his face and he regained sight. He said: "Did I not tell you that I know from God what you do not know?"

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

When the bearer of good news arrived, he laid it over his face, and he regained his sight. He said, “Didn’t I tell you that I know from God what you don’t know?”

Samy Mahdy

So, when the preacher came, he threw it over his face, so he returned, seeing. He said, “Am I not saying to you that I know from Allah what you are not knowing?”

Arthur John Arberry

But when the bearer of good tidings came to him, and laid it on his face, forthwith he saw once again. He said, 'Did I not tell you I know from God that you know not?

Bakhtiari Nejad

So, when the giver of good news came, he threw it over his face and his sight returned. He said: “Did I not tell you that indeed I know from God what you do not know?”

Mustaqim

Then when the bringer of good news came, he threw it over his face and he became sighted again. He said: did I not say to you that I know from Allah what you do not know?

Shakir

So when the bearer of good news came he cast it on his face, so forthwith he regained his sight. He said: Did I not say to you that I know from Allah what you do not know

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Then, when the bearer of good tidings drew near, he cast it over his face and he went back, seeing. He said: Did I not say to you, truly, I know from God what you know not?

Edward Henry Palmer

And when the herald of glad tidings came he threw it on his face, and he was restored to sight. Said he, 'Did I not tell you that I know from God that of which ye know not?

Sher Ali

And when the bearer of glad tidings came, he laid the shirt before him and he became enlightened. Then he said, `Did I not say to you, `I know from ALLAH what you know not?

The Wise Quran

And when the herald of glad tidings came he threw it on his face, and he was restored to sight. He said, 'Did I not tell you, indeed, I know from God what you do not know?'

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Then, when the bearer of glad tidings came, he laid it on his face and he became a seer once more. He said: Said I not unto you that I know from Allah that which ye know not

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

And when the bearer of glad tidings arrived, he laid Joseph's shirt over him, and he saw once again. He said: 'Did I not tell you that I know from Allah what you do not know?

The Study Quran

And when the bearer of glad tidings came, he cast it upon his face and he was restored to sight. He said, “Did I not say unto you that I know from God that which you know not?

Wahiduddin Khan

But when the bearer of the good news arrived and cast the shirt on Jacobs face, his eyesight returned and he said, Did I not tell you that I know from God what you do not know

Irving/Hegab

When an advance rider came, he threw it over his face, and his sight was restored. He said: "Did I not tell you that through Allah (God) I know something that you do not know?"

T.B.Irving

When an advance rider came, he threw it over his face, and his sight was restored. He said: "Did I not tell you that through God I know something that you do not know?"

Fode Drame

So when the bearer of glad tidings came, he casted it [the shirt] on his face and he instantly became seeing. He said, “Did I not tell you I know from Allah what you do not know?”

Talal Itani (2012)

Then, when the bearer of good news arrived, he laid it over his face, and he regained his sight. He said, 'Did I not say to you that I know from God what you do not know?'

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then, when the bringer of the glad tidings came, he cast it upon his face and he became clear-sighted. He said: said I not unto you, verily I know from Allah that which ye know not

Aisha Bewley

But when the bringer of the good news came, he cast it on his face and sight returned. He said, ´Did I not say to you before, I know things from Allah you do not know?´

Ahmed Ali

Then, as the harbinger of happy news arrived and put the garment over his face his eyesight was restored. He said: "Did I not tell you? I know from God what you do not know."

John Medows Rodwell

And when the bearer of good tidings came, he cast it on his face, and Jacob's eyesight returned." Then he said, "Did I not tell you that I knew from God what ye knew not?"

Dr. Munir Munshey

The bearer of good news arrived and placed the shirt over his face. His sight was restored forthwith. Said, "Did I not tell you? I know that about Allah, which you do not know."

Musharraf Hussain

But when the bearer of good news came and placed the shirt over his face, his eyesight returned, he said, “Did I not tell you that I have knowledge from Allah that you don’t have?”

Rashad Khalifa

When the bearer of good news arrived, he threw (the shirt) on his face, whereupon his vision was restored. He said, "Did I not tell you that I knew from GOD what you did not know?"

Bilal Muhammad 2018

Then when the bearer of the good news came, he cast the shirt over his face, and he immediately regained clear sight. He said, “Did I not say to you, ‘I know from God that which you know not?’

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

So, when came the man with good news, he put it (the shirt) on his face, and he turned into a sighted man. He (Ya‘qub) said, .Did I not tell you that I know from Allah what you do not know?

Ahmed Hulusi

And when the bearer of good news came, he put the shirt in front of Jacob and immediately he saw the truth! (Jacob) said, “Didn’t I tell you, indeed I know about Allah things that you do not know.”

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Then when the bearer of lad-tidings came' he laid that shirt on the face of Yaqub, forthwith his sight came back. He said, 'did I not say to you hat I know those glories of Allah which you know not

Safi Kaskas

But when the bearer of good news came [with Joseph's shirt], he laid it over his face, and he regained his sight, and said, "Did I not tell you, 'I know, from God, something that you do not know'?"

Mir Aneesuddin

So when the conveyer of the good news came, he put (Yusuf’s shirt) on his face when (his power of) seeing returned. He said, “Did I not say to you that I know from Allah that which you do not know ?”

Muhammad Sarwar

When someone brought him the glad news, Joseph's shirt was placed on his face and his eye-sight was restored, he said, "Did I not tell you that I know about God that which you do not know?"

Ali Quli Qara'i

When the bearer of good news arrived, he cast it on his face, and he regained his sight. He said, ‘Did I not tell you, ‘‘I know from Allah what you do not know?’’ ’

Munir Mezyed

As soon as the bearer of good tidings came to him and cast it (-the shirt-) over his face, he regained his sight. He said: “Did I not tell you that I know from Allâh that which you have no knowledge?"

Abdul Hye

Then when the bearer of the glad tidings arrived, he cast it (the shirt) over his face, and he became clear-sighted. He (father) said: “Did I not say to you, surely I know from Allah what you don’t know?”

Hilali - Khan

Then, when the bearer of the glad tidings arrived, he cast it (the shirt) over his face, and he became clear-sighted. He said: "Did I not say to you, I know from Allah that which you know not. "

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Then when the bearer of the good news came, He cast (the shirt) over his face, and he forthwith regained clear sight. He said: "Did I not say to you, 'I know from Allah that which ye know not?'"

Corpus.Quran

Then when [that] arrived the bearer of glad tidings he cast it over his face then returned (his) sight then returned (his) sight He said Did not I say to you indeed, I [I] know from Allah what not you know

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And when the bearer of good tidings arrived, he cast it over his face, and he returned [once again] seeing. He said, "Did I not tell you that I know from Allah that which you do not know?"

Abdel Haleem

Then, when the bearer of good news came and placed the shirt on to Jacob’s face, his eyesight returned and he said, ‘Did I not tell you that I have knowledge from God that you do not have?’

Hamid S. Aziz

And when the herald of glad tidings (Judah) came he threw it on his face, and he was restored to clear sight (became a seer). Said he, "Did I not tell you that I know from Allah that of which you know not

Maududi

And when the bearer of good news came he threw Joseph´s shirt over Jacob´s face, whereupon he regained his sight, and said: "Did I not tell you that I know from Allah what you do not know?"

Bijan Moeinian

When the sons arrived and put the shirt of Joseph on his eyes, he got his eye sight back and said: “Did I not tell you that I was blessed with the revelations from the Lord that you were unaware of ?”

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

So when that the announcer of good news came, he threw it (the shirt) on his face/front , so he returned seeing/understanding , he said: "Did I not say to you that I know from God what you do not know?"

George Sale

But when the messenger of good tidings was come with Joseph's inner garment, he threw it over his face; and he recovered his eye-sight. And Jacob said, did I not tell you that I knew from God, that which ye knew not

N J Dawood 2014

And when the bearer of joyful tidings arrived, he threw Joseph‘s shirt over the old man‘s face, and he regained his sight. He said: ‘Did I not tell you, God has made known to me what you know not?‘

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Then when the bearer of the good news came, he put (the shirt) over his (Jacobs) face, and he right away regained clear sight. He said: "Did I not tell you, ‘I know from Allah what you do not know?’"

Amatul Rahman Omar

And when the bearer of the happy tidings came (to Jacob) he laid it (- the shirt) before him and he became enlightened (about the true state of affairs), he said, `Did I not tell you I know from Allah what you do not know.

Linda "iLham" Barto

When the bearer of the good news came, he cast [Joseph’s] shirt over (Jacob’s) face, and (Jacob) regained his sight. (Jacob) said [to the brothers], “Did I not say to you that I know from Allah that which you do not know?”

Mustafa Khattab 2018

But when the bearer of the good news arrived, he cast the shirt over Jacob’s face, so he regained his sight. Jacob then said ˹to his children˺, “Did I not tell you that I truly know from Allah what you do not know?”

MunirMezyed2023

As soon as the bearer of good tidings came to him and cast it (-the shirt of Joseph -) over his face, he regained his sight. He said: ‘Did I not tell you that I know from Allâh that which you have not encompassed in knowledge?’

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

But when the bearer of the glad tidings arrived, and he cast that shirt over Ya‘qub’s (Jacob’s) face, his sight returned at that same moment. Ya‘qub (Jacob) said: ‘Did I not say to you that I know from Allah what you do not know?

Mohammad Shafi

And when the bearer of good news (Joseph's brother with Joseph's shirt) did arrive, he put the shirt on the face of Jacob, who then got back his sight. Jacob said, "Did I not tell you that I know from Allah what you know not?"

Muhammad Asad

But when the bearer of good tidings came [with Joseph's tunic], he laid it over his face; and he regained his sight, [and] exclaimed: "Did I not tell you, `Verily, I know, from God, something that you do not know'?"

Shabbir Ahmed

The caravan arrived in Canaan and the good news was given to Jacob. When Joseph's royal shirt was shown to Jacob, he was delighted and his eyes saw the reality. He said, "Didn't I tell you that I know from Allah what you know not ?"

Dr. Kamal Omar

Then when the bearer of the happy news arrived, he cast it (ie, the shirt) over his face, then and there he reverted to one who can see clearly. He said: “Did I not say to you, ‘surely I know from Allah what you do not know.”

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Then, as soon as the bearer of good tidings (actually) came, he cast it on his face; so he turned back a beholder once again. (i.e., He regained his eyesight) He said, "Did I not say to you that surely I know from Allah what you do not know.

Ali Ünal

But when the bearer of the good tidings came (with Joseph’s shirt), Jacob laid it over his face and he regained his sight. (Soon the caravan of the brothers reached home.) Jacob said: "Did I not tell you that I know from God what you do not know?"

Faridul Haque

Then when the bearer of glad tidings came, he laid the shirt on his face, he therefore immediately regained his eyesight*; he said, "Was I not telling you? I know the great traits of Allah which you do not know!" (This was a miracle that took place by applying Prophet Yusuf’s shirt.