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Yusuf (Joseph) · Ayah 17

قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَـٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَّنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صَـٰدِقِينَ 17

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."

قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
يَـٰٓأَبَانَآyāabānāO our father
إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
noun
ذَهَبْنَاdhahabnā[we] went
نَسْتَبِقُnastabiquracing each other
وَتَرَكْنَاwataraknāand we left
يُوسُفَyūsufaYusuf
noun
عِندَʿindawith
مَتَـٰعِنَاmatāʿināour possessions
فَأَكَلَهُfa-akalahuand ate him
ٱلذِّئْبُ ۖl-dhi'buthe wolf
وَمَآwamāBut not
أَنتَantayou
noun
بِمُؤْمِنٍۢbimu'minin(will) believe
لَّنَاlanāus
noun
وَلَوْwalaweven if
كُنَّاkunnāwe are
صَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīnatruthful
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