قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ أَن نَّأْخُذَ إِلَّا مَن وَجَدْنَا مَتَـٰعَنَا عِندَهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّظَـٰلِمُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allāh [to prevent] that we take except him with whom we found our possession. Indeed, we would then be unjust."
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அதற்கவர், 'எங்கள் பொருறை எவரிடம் நாங்கள் கண்டோமோ, அவரையன்றி (வேறு ஒருவரை) நாம் எடுத்துக் கொள்வதிலிருந்து அல்லாஹ் காப்பாற்றுவானாக! (அப்படிச் செய்தால்) நிச்சமயாக நாங்கள் அநியாயக்காரர்களாகி விடுவோம்" என்று கூறினார்கள்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ‘අපගේ භාණ්ඩ කවුරුන් වෙතින් අපි සොයා ගත්තෙමු ද ඔහු හැර වෙනත් කෙනෙකු අප ගැනීමෙන් අල්ලාහ් ආරක්ෂා කරත්වා! එවිට අපි නියත වශයෙන් ම අපරාධකරුවන් වෙමු’ යැයි ඔහු පැවසුවේ ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- یوسف (علیہ السلام) نے کہا ہم نے جس کے پاس اپنی چیز پائی ہے اس کے سوا دوسرے کی گرفتاری کرنے سے اللہ کی پناه چاہتے ہیں، ایسا کرنے سے تو ہم یقیناً ناانصافی کرنے والے ہو جائیں گے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれは言った。「アッラーは，わたしたちの物を，その許で見付けた者以外は，（誰も）捕えることを禁じられる。（もしそうしないと）本当にわたしたちは，不義を行うことになるであろう。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他说：愿真主保佑我们，我们只把发现其粮袋里有酒杯者当做奴仆；否则，我们必定是不义的人。
Tafsir of 12:79
Yusuf's Brothers offer taking One of Them instead of Binyamin as a Slave, Yusuf rejects the Offer When it was decided that Benyamin was to be taken and kept with Yusuf according to the law they adhered by, Yusuf's brothers started requesting clemency and raising compassion in his heart for them, قَالُواْ يأَيُّهَا الْعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُ أَبًا شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا (They said, "O `Aziz! Verily, he has an old father...") who loves him very much and is comfor- ted by his presence from the son that he lost, فَخُذْ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُ (so take one of us in his place.), instead of Binyamin to remain with you, إِنَّا نَرَاكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ (Indeed we think that you are one of the doers of good.), the good doers, just, and accepting fairness, قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ أَن نَّأْخُذَ إِلاَّ مَن وَجَدْنَا مَتَعَنَا عِندَهُ (He said: "Allah forbid, that we should take anyone but him with whom we found our property..."), `according to the judgement that you gave for his punishment, إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّظَلِمُونَ (Indeed, we should be wrongdoers.), if we take an innocent man instead of the guilty man. '
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
