Surah Yusuf — Verse 61

Joseph · 12:61 · 61/111

قَالُوا۟ سَنُرَٰوِدُ عَنْهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَـٰعِلُونَ

Qaloo sanurawidu AAanhu abahuwa-inna lafaAAiloon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from [keeping] him, and indeed, we will do [it]."

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

They said, ‘We shall do all we can to persuade his father to send him with us, indeed we shall.’

Marmaduke Pickthall

They said: We will try to win him from his father: that we will surely do.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They said: "We shall certainly seek to get our wish about him from his father: Indeed we shall do it."

Mufti Taqi Usmani

They said, “We shall persuade his father about him and we will certainly do it.”

Al-Hilali & Khan

They said: "We shall try to get permission (for him) from his father, and verily, we shall do it."

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

They said: "We will surely try to prevail over our father to send him. Be sure we shall do so."

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

They answered: "We shall try to persuade his father to part with him, and, verily, we shall do [our utmost]!"

Rowwad · source edition

They said, “We will persuade his father to send him[24], and we will surely do our best.”

Notes

[24] They knew its difficulty, but they still made a promise.