e requital of this, if you are liars?
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Y: They said: "The penalty should be that he in whose saddle-bag it is
found, should be held (as bondman) to atone for the (crime). Thus it is
we punish the wrong-doers!"
P: They said: The penalty for it! He in whose bag (the cup) is found, he
is the penalty for it. Thus we requite wrong-doers.
S: They said: The requital of this is that the person in whose bag it is
found shall himself be (held for) the satisfaction thereof; thus do we
punish the wrongdoers.
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Y: So he began (the search) with their baggage, before (he came to) the
baggage of his brother: at length he brought it out of his brother's
baggage. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not take his brother by
the law of the king except that Allah willed it (so). We raise to
degrees (of wisdom) whom We please: but over all endued with knowledge
is one, the All-Knowing.
P: Then he (Joseph) began the search with their bags before his
brother's bag, then he produced it from his brother's bag. Thus did We
contrive for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother according to
the king's law unless Allah willed. We raise by grades (of mercy) whom
We will, and over every lord of knowledge there is one more knowing.
S: So he began with their sacks before the sack of his brother, then he
brought it out from his brother's sack. Thus did We plan for the sake
of Yusuf; it was not (lawful) that he should take his brother under the
king's law unless Allah pleased; We raise the degrees of whomsoever We
please, and above every one possessed of knowledge is the All-knowing
one.
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Y: They said: "If he steals, there was a brother of his who did steal
before (him)." But these things did Joseph keep locked in his heart,
revealing not the secrets to them. He (simply) said (to himself): "Ye
are the worse situated; and Allah knoweth best the truth of what ye
assert!"
P: They said: If he stealeth, a brother of his stole before. But Joseph
kept it secret in his soul and revealed it not unto them. He said
(within himself): Ye are in worse case, and Allah knoweth best (the
truth of) that which ye allege.
S: They said: If he steal, a brother of his did indeed steal before; but
Yusuf kept it secret in his heart and did not disclose it to them. He
said: You are in an evil condition and Allah knows best what you state.
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Y: They said: "O exalted one! Behold! he has a father, aged and
venerable, (who will g
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