Surah Yusuf 12:81
سُورَةُ يُوسُفَ · Meccan · Verse 81 of 111
ٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِيكُمْ فَقُولُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّ ٱبْنَكَ سَرَقَ وَمَا شَهِدْنَآ إِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمْنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلْغَيْبِ حَٰفِظِينَ
Translation
so go back to your father and say, “Your son stole. We can only tell you what we saw. How could we guard against the unforeseen?
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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