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Surah Yusuf, ayah 78

Joseph · Meccan · 111 ayahs

12:78

قَالُوا یَٓا اَیُّهَا الْعَزٖیزُ اِنَّ لَهُٓ اَبًا شَیْخًا كَبٖیرًا فَخُذْ اَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُۚ اِنَّا نَرٰیكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنٖینَ

Qaloo ya ayyuha alAAazeezu inna lahu aban shaykhan kabeeran fakhuth ahadana makanahu inna naraka mina almuhsineena

Translations

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

Saheeh International

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

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